These sculptures are so amazing. I love having them here around to look at for the time that they are here. They literally electrify the place with energy. It really has inspired me to use more color in my work. This is a little bit more controlled for the sake of trying to accurately depict the piece. Its currently still for sale and will be around till the end of the week. The work is really a symbol of these people. They know that they live in harmony with the earth and could very easily create a foundation that would reach out to people that care about their plight and send money to help their community. Instead they offer a service and heal themselves by creating beautiful art that can be given and sold to other people so the village can support itself. With focus and intention, a person’s art can support an entire group of people. That’s what I’m learning about with my own work. I need to know that its possible. I need to understand that this doodling has a purpose and all of this is going somewhere. I need to know that this is one of the gifts that I’ve been given and that the more I use that gift the more I heal others and the more I heal myself. This is my lesson.
I love the Huichol people. Their art is so colorful and full of life. I’ve never seen art breathe like this. I think that there should probably be some law against representing their art without color but I guess I like the bend the rules. If anything, it just goes to show that it still does something special without the color. The next versions will have a little splash of the rainbow magic. If you’re interested in buying some of the art you can come to Golden Drum. We have the pleasure of having Don Jose Ramirez, a Huichol shaman from Mexico, staying with us for a couple of weeks and he has so many beautiful handmade pieces with him to sell. All of the profit goes to help his people. Below is a video of him talking about his mission to raise awareness about the water shortage that has hurt his people so much. Visit to learn more about what you can do to help. Peace.
I’m pleased to announce my next workshop at the Alignment Center Thursday August 19th. With the movie Inception just coming out, there has been an increased buzz about lucid dreaming. It’s exciting to know that so many people are interested in this subject. At the next workshop, I will show some more animations which will help illustrate some concepts of lucid dreaming. We will go deeper into the mystery of the dream and more importantly how we can become aware within it. The dream is a tool that has been used by cultures from across the world for as long as recorded history. It is obvious that this essential element of the human experience is no less important to us today then it was thousands of years ago.
As for the poster, the design was inspired by the art of the Huichol people of Mexico. They have beautiful yarn paintings and intricate bead work. Their use of color is almost childlike, but has an amazing luminous quality that I’ve seen in few other places. I have some friends who have a great project to make sure the Huichol community has clean water to drink. The organization is called Water for Huichols. You can view their crafts online and buy them and the money goes to help the cause. Visit them at http://www.ecozoicera.net/ Sweet dreams.
In the spirit of putting one foot in front of the other, I decided to go ahead and try something new. I made this while I was watching the Netherlands vs. Uruguay game. I had not made anything before my trip to South America. No images were coming to mind so I decided to start with a single shape and see what happened from there. In this case, this is what happened. Something novel in terms of my usual creative process. After scanning the drawing I wanted to color it in a Huichol style. The Huichol are one of the few untouched shamanic cultures of Mexico. The conquistadors never found them which has made for a spiritual knowledge that goes back for thousands of years. Just as amazing as their wisdom is their art. I’ve been in awe of their color schemes for a while now and thought that this would be a good opportunity to study it a little further. You can bet that there will be more of this type of color exploration in the future.
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