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The third ceremony…
The third ceremony was done on a cliff next to the Athabasca River in Jasper, Canada. This ceremony was done for the biosphere of Earth… everything in the biosphere without exception. And so once again, Skip found the secluded place, off the beaten path and we arrange the five sets again with the configuration that…
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Ceremony for the Oceans…Olympic National Park
The second ceremony happened at a beautiful campsite by the sea in Olympic Nat Park. This unfolded in a slower fashion when we took the day to relax by the Pacific Ocean. After the first impromptu ceremony at The Hanford site, this second time, I was given instructions about prepping for a ceremony. I was told to…
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The sojourn begins…with instructions!
These sculptures were co created by me from Shunaya marble from eastern Canada. I have always been aware that art is a group project. When a commission begins, the commissioner deposits energy into the energetic vessel that will manifest as a piece of sculpture. In this case nature was the commissioner. I was doing ceremony…
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Change one thing…change everything
I was about to break my fast with a small bowl of egg salad this morning, when the egg salad spoke to me. I was giving my appreciation for it, when it talked over my words with thoughts of its own! The egg salad, and the little Romain lettuce leaves had a message, and it…
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Winter Break
I am heading into my winter break. As an artist, when I make a break in my daily work structure, it helps to relax and repair those overused muscles and overused mind. I am heading into mindfulness and rest. The rest part is pure attitude, for the daily work of living continues, bringing in wood,…
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This day…
again one of those truisms…we are all connected to the web of life. It has been some time since I wrote last. It seems counter productive to add my voice to the cacophony of sound that is our reality today. I need to be moved greatly these days to add my voice in a responsible…
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Dimensional Resonance
or why artists often seem spacey When I create art of any kind, it is a co-creational experience. The art I help create is made from the medium, be it canvas and paint or stone, or bronze or papier-mâché. The art I help create is made from my ability to travel to and express the…
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Stay alert!
DECONSTRUCTION AHEAD CREATING A BRAND NEW RHYTHM OF SURVIVAL It has been notable of late that structures in my life are no longer functioning the way they used to or in certain cases, working at all. For instance, the calendar doesn’t work like it used to. I used to feel the days of the week,…
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Leaping Shadows Brilliant Sun
I had a fanciful thought on my walk today as I wove in and out of the shadows of the forest. Memories came back to me of what had been before in that very same spot along my walk. There was the slow moving silent blackness of a bear coming up out of the woods.…
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When I was a child…
When I was a child, our family would go to the beach on Saturdays. I remember going to get the 25 pound block of ice for the ice chest with my Father on Friday nights. The ice would keep our lunch and dinner cold all day long on Saturday. This was the 1950’s and we…
Carol Mackay Mertz 