On Making and Mending

May 7, 2025

I have always been fascinated by the way a line can both reveal and conceal. In art, a line is a threshold—it can capture a likeness, suggest a gesture, or trace the edge of light and shadow. It is an invitation to see, but also a decision about what not to see. In acupuncture, the needle is another kind of line—a bridge that connects the surface of the skin to the deep currents beneath. It, too, is an invitation: to listen, to feel, to allow change.

This space, Line and Needle, is where those two practices converge. It is a place where I explore the delicate, often invisible connections between making and mending—how creating something new can be an act of healing, and how healing is, in its own way, a kind of creation.

When I draw, I am looking—tracing the edges of form, observing the relationships between colors, and feeling for the space between control and release. When I practice acupuncture, I am listening—feeling for the pulse, observing the body’s subtle cues, and choosing the points that invite a return to balance. In both cases, it is about presence, about trusting a process that is at once ancient and immediate.

Here, I hope to share reflections, explorations, and small discoveries from both sides of my practice. You will find stories about art-making, insights from the clinic, and thoughts on the strange, beautiful, and sometimes challenging experience of being alive. I invite you to come along—to see what happens when making and mending become one.