Trucks hurtle past, loaded with bags of cement, lumber, sand, gravel, rocks, bricks and people. A rooster standing on an old dirt wall scratches his head. He flaps his wings and moves along the top of the wall. The women shovel stones and sift out fine soil through wire screens, developing part of Ubud, Bali. Development has taken hold like a very hungry animal and people quickly elevate diverse economic opportunities to extreme simplicity.
Balinese painters create on canvas.
Wood carvers chip at unexplored rough textures which once grew in the forest. She will light incense and place her daily rituals in the corners of her family compound yard to prevent demons and to appease the gods. These are the daily acts of creativity in Bali. Everyday is a celebration. Tim Leonard , a Vietnam veteran, is a graduate of the University of Oregon.