New Beginnings

Los turistas, los gringos, Herbalista, Surrealismo! We made it! My wife and I recently spent eight months traveling through Ecuador, Peru and across the United States. Our journey was wild; ambitious; memorable; daunting at times and unbelievably rewarding at others. Our adventures were filled with slow boats, long bus rides and even larger backpacks. We slept in…

The Awakening Flame

The Fire Ceremony Upon moving to a rural country setting three years ago, I felt compelled to build an open face pagan style fireplace in our backyard. Ryan and I worked together on carrying stones uphill from the brook. Incidentally, the created stone shape is triangular and points due east. For reasons I can’t express…

Wonderment’s Draw

Original Art Drawing by Richard A. Kirk Surrendering to wonderment’s draw, exploring an unconventional science. Wonderment is the single word I would use to describe Richard Kirk’s artwork. His works have a fantastic tendency to lure you in, leaving you spellbent, awestruck and fully fascinated. Many areas of his compositions contain microcosms of the macrocosmic…

Dimensionsal Shift

Examining the fingerprint of the soul A collision collaboration of reflective dimensional shifts When an image is reflected, reality bends and folds revealing an unseen or alternate dimension. The vision which appears in the reflection directly relates to three variables: the reflection artist, the viewer and the original subject of the image. Reflection artists reveal…

Everglade’s Primal Spirit

The Everglade’s Primal Spirit: Unseen and Unknown. The Everglades gives off a hauntingly dark and difficult to describe feeling.The contrasting, beautiful yet grotesque textures, patterns and landscapes in the everglades attract and inspire. What is this horned god primal spirit presenting itself in the reflections of nature? As I peeked into the heavy mangroves and coastal…

Space, Spirit and Trickster Myths

[singlepic id=2015 w=320 h=190 float=left]Space, Spirit and Trickster Myths: The Acadia Reflections The Acadia Reflections were created by mirroring my abstract nature photography without the use of layering or filter manipulations. The abstract photographs of interstellar rocks, seaweed and tide pool creatures were captured at Acadia National Park, Maine USA. The reflections were drafted and…