Fire troop Inspirall asked participants to release into fire prayers and wishes.

"The most beautiful emotion that we can experience is the mystical. It is the power of all true art and science."

-- Albert Einstein

Without the following people, this show would not have been possible:

Anthony Sandberg, Max Fancher, Maggie Holmes, Krissy Kopp, Jamey Austin, Che and Padminie Mott, Amy Ehrlich, SEJ, Gina Fong, Emily Grieves, Shannon Danilovich

Special Thanks to:

All the OCSC crew and club members for welcoming us here, Mike Baker, Eric Rubin, Andy Hess, Kurt Schmitt, Mark Spinrad, Jason Seidler, Reggie and Susannah Clark, Matt Green and Heather, Virginia DiPaolo, Tom Hamilton, Rob Figliuzi, Matome, Holly Fisher, Andrea, Jenny, Dean Wolf, James Jones, Harris and Serena Maskett, Anne McCarthy, Aubry, Aaron,John Birnie, Stefan Peterson, Heidi Phan, Lauren Ekman, Tim Nordvedt, Amicitia Wine, Diamond Oaks Vineyard for their support. I am totally grateful to you all.

Movie Clip of the Fire Ceremony and Funky Jazz Band coming soon

Paintings Sold from June 12 Show:

Blue Step
size: 24" x 36"; medium: acrylic, oil, polyurethane and wire on canvas

Roaming the Fathomable
size: 26" x 17.5"; medium: acrylic, ink, pastel on canvas

By Setting Intention and Being Grateful I Manifest My Desires
size: 18" x 24"; medium: acrylic,plasstic, luster pigment on canvas.

installations

GP in Full Effect

Gary Payton deserves much respect for following his heart and speaking his mind. Nobody could say anything. His confidence seems rooted in a deep sense of integrity about being straight up.

Tree of Thanks: Serendipity

Otto asked me if I would create a Tree of Thanks for the BassCAMP benefit to send kids to summer camp. I thought it would be cool to find a city tree that had died-- and we could recycle it. I had heard that the city cuts down those trees on medians and dumps them. Before I could call the city to check, there was a car accident outside the warehouse I had just moved into. Nobody was hurt, but a 16 foot tree had been knocked down and it landed in front of our door.

Cherish Tree: Installed at Burning Man as interactive altar

The Cherish Tree lands at Burning Man and becomes the focal point of a meditation to manifest deep desires. Participants rocked back and forth slowly along a path of prayer flags and bamboo poles that carried a message of gratitude as a way to unlock access to getting what you want.

Health and Harmony Festival selects the Cherish Tree as Altar

For three days, the Cherish Tree was flowered with ribbons from attendees at the Health and Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa. I worked with Brenda and Robert Mazzera, two Sonoma artists now in Washington, to create an 8 foot high sculpture. At the end of the festival, the Mystic Family circus marched the tree into the center of the closing circle.