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Japanese garden statue and Feng Shui principlesJapanese Garden Statue Display. This article is intended towards all styles of statue placement Many garden suppliers can provide you with a wide range of statues,and various ornaments. This makes it possible for you to create just about anything from a traditional, English historical-type garden to a Japanese-statue display. Your garden theme can focus on anything you desire: a fantasy garden, filled with fairies, pixies, goblins; a religious-theme garden, complete with cherubs and harp-playing seraphims and religious figures; or perhaps a nature-theme garden full of replicas of frogs, lizards and giant snails. You are limited only by your imagination. So be bold! But in this segment we will be considering, primarily, the rudiments of statues and ornaments in your typical “Oriental” garden, particularly as found in certain parts of Japan. The same principles apply in good Asian garden design as they do in Feng Shui. The emphasis is on harmony. It is a question of layout, proportion, and style as well as materials. The primary consideration here is that the statues, ornaments and the like, blend with their surroundings. We’re not after contrast. What we want is for these items to augment, re-enforce, add-to, the overall ambience. Generally, the aim is to create peace. “Gentle” aesthetics is what we’re after here.
Materials. Japanese Garden Statue Rock, stone, pebbles, sand, wood, these are Nature’s materials. Still, concrete statues can become pleasing to the eye once they’ve weathered a while. Metal such as bronze is okay. But fake verdigris on modern metal statues is not so good. Such can clash with the natural greens of our garden backdrop. So be careful here. Brilliant white statues are even worse. They have a harsh appearance and do not, as a rule, age well. What we’re looking for is something that looks like it’s been sitting in that garden for a long time. If it seems you garner a sense of pleasant surprise, or rediscovery (even though you’ve seen a hundred times before) you’re on the right wavelength.
Placement The placement of a garden statue or ornament should be such that “we just happen upon them” as we take a stroll around. They should not appear to leap out at us as we round a bend. They should not startle, but rather, gently beckon our attention. A garden statue can be placed in a pebble bed alongside a bonsai, or next to your favourite plant, as long as they blend together to provide the correct harmonial balance. No heart attacks, please. It is not a good idea to place a human-sized statue of a person in a dark open space, as the effect can be disconcerting at night. Intruder! Burglar! Danger! There are exceptions, of course. Also, huge, open-winged birds of prey, life-size carnivores, and replica’s of human skulls, might also fall into the category of “disturbing.” Common sense is needed here. Do you want peace? Or are you trying to frighten people?
Proportion Japanese Garden Statue Just as you wouldn’t place a tiny picture over a huge piece of furniture in a lounge room, because the balance wouldn’t appear right, so proportion is important when placing a statue. Look to the overall sizes; the energy factor. Is one displacing completely the presence of the other? A balanced overall appearance creates the atmosphere we’re after. You’ll know it by the feelings created as you sit, stroll, or relax among these garden additions.
Changeless- change Japanese Garden Statue Many forms of garden statuary have been used over the millennia, and though they remain, changes are being constantly made. One could say, “If it’s been around for centuries it is probably good.” But don’t let that stop you from experimentation. However, one should always keep in mind the principles of harmony. Feng Shui- familiarize yourself with it. It will make a big difference to both to your overall peace of mind, and the bodily health that will accompany it.
I hope you enjoyed our page Japanese garden statue, Happy Gardening Marty Ware
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