Greetings "daschell"-san,

Funny that I happened to run across your message today, the
same day that you posted it! The discussion above
occurred over 3 years ago, so I would just let it go. I
don't have a clue what these folks are going on about
anyway!

I had the honor to work for Hiroshi for a couple of years
back in his Swiss Pines days. As with any artist, he felt
that the people who commissioned his work did not truly
appreciate the meaning behind his work. He taught me
alot, not about Japanese gardening per se, but more about
integrity and determination. Hiroshi's kind of lesson can
only be taught by weeding moss gardens :). I hope he is
doing well, and I wish him all the best.

I saw in a newsletter that Hiroshi was doing a garden for
Jerry Cash, the ex-CEO of Quest Resource Corp in Oklahoma
City. Sorry to hear that Cash-san got caught up in a bad
way - let go from QRCP for accounting irregularities and
then arrested for DUI. Anyway, I think these are pictures
from the Cash garden:

http://www.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G0000g4qGUsN6S4A

I like that he's moving toward environmental art, kind of
a Hiroshi Makita meets Andy Goldsworthy fusion thing! I
don't know the Oklahoma City area, but I hope Hiroshi likes
it out there. He's not in Pennsylvania anymore! :)