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added some yesterday; the heart cutout from Peter Champoux's contribute showing the triangular ley formation adding comfirmation to the site, Olive Guinea Farm & Kitchen, placed some of the fire transformed pieces from the original panels, grass & tree leaf, some pieces of the charcoal from the fire pit we used to ignite the panels as the rain/water had dampened the jute ends/panels. There are some wonderful grays and textures from the hot finer ash imbedding with the panels and canvas. This morning I recognized one of the drawn hearts on the canvas playing an upward movement with the map heart placement made yesterday. There's joy in discovering/seeing elements we had not seen before here, as with living.

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This Art Ceremony is an activating meditation on Love, Peace & Co-Creation using the energetics of Sacred Geometry to carry the message over the planet, out to the universe and into each individuals DNA memory. It is just one local action occurring over the Planet on the 2011 Summer Solstice of Love, Peace and Co-Creativity expanding in all directions in an awakening for All.

The 5 elements Air, Wood/paper, Metal/pigment & dyes, Water/vehicle & fire container, and Fire will all be a/part of this point in the process of transformation to a new work.

The work, a co-creation by the attendants of all ages present at the Solstice Celebration will be on cotton duck canvas. Before the two panels are placed upon the canvas participants will co-create this painting surface with the plant dyes Coffee Coffea Arabica berry, Yellow Dock Rumex crispus seed & root and Blueberry Vacinium spp. berry and crayons made of beeswax & natural pigment. Water and beeswax are the vehicles to carry the pigments onto the canvas. The canvas will be dampened with water as a vehicle and to prevent excess burn with the application of Fire. As this activity is fulfilled the two panels will be placed upon the surface. Here we will light the Jute Corchorus spp. ends to introduce fire near the time of dusk. The beeswax of this painting will behave similarly to a candle. The remaining pigment & ash will fall onto the canvas section creating further imagery to what becomes the new work. 

It is a gift given/received by all for all.

The new work can be displayed by sharing among participants and can be used for Summer Solstice Celebration 2012. 

This action on 6/18/11 will be videotaped by participants. 

enThanks to self, family, friend, teacher/student, lifelihood, peace, love & co-creation.

Latest work… a progressing transformation…

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Latest work… a progressing transformation…                  19" x 29"

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there are 560 jute and beeswax candles, there are two, there is one.

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in adding more color the approach to application to this Nepalese Lotka paper has changed. One reason is the change of season with lowering temperatures and a couple days of clouds. The heat is on, I've set it to 72˚ F to help in keeping the crayons warm for ease in application. 68˚ F was hardening the crayon. Subtle. Today before taking this picture the sun was bright coming in on the crayons and the surface of the paintings at my table. The second effect is that this paper is very thin, tearing easily at the edge and where the jute cord runs. More noticeable in the cooler temperature with the harder wax. The temps will be warming up again to more the average temp here of 72. I can turn the heat off and go back to an easier application process....

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... is a piece I've started on a paper from Nepal made by the paper maker sandwiching two sheets of Lotka (Daphne bohlua) papers onto a jute Corchorus spp string infrastructure. The Daphne bohlua flowering shrub's inner bark is used commonly in Nepal for paper making. Medicinally the plant is used as a bitter, febrifuge and purgative. If there is a relation/connection to using this medicinal plant in my artwork I will let you know after I puke! A question coming to mind is was it first used as a medicinal or for paper making. Often when working with plant material one absorbs the medicinal properties through the skin. The grid allows me continuity in exploring the work I was doing with my Weave and WebhGround Series. The string relates to string theory more literally than how I picture the string transversing the universe!