| Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota's Garden Contributor(s): Ford, Jamie (Contribution by), Garland-Lewis, Gemina (Photographer), Way, Thaisa (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1634059751 ISBN-13: 9781634059756 Publisher: Chin Music
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: March 2020 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Regional - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Gardening | Japanese Gardens - General - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 712.509 |
| LCCN: 2022935825 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 9" W x 10.4" L (2.40 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Foreword and short story by National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson Introduction by Tha sa Way, PhD Short story by New York Times Best Selling Author, Jamie Ford Academics, novelists, poets, and garden enthusiasts examine the legacy of immigrant and nurseryman Fujitaro Kubota, whose unique gardens transformed Seattle's regional landscape in the 20th century. A self-taught gardener, Kubota built a thriving landscape business, eventually assembling 20 acres in south Seattle that he shaped into a beautiful and enduring Japanese garden. Today, this public park serves one of Washington's most diverse zip codes. An innovator and artist, Kubota created the first "drive-through" garden to capitalize on America's love for the automobile. While incarcerated at Minidoka prison camp during World War II, Kubota also created a memorable garden in the desert. To Kubota, everything has spirit. Rocks and stones pulsed with life, he said, and that energy is still apparent in his gardens today. Photographs by Gemina Garland-Lewis and Nathan Wirth are interwoven with original poetry by Samuel Green, Claudia Castro-Luna, and others to make this a unique book where every page presents a different view of Kubota's garden. |
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