04 Apr Totem 141
Objects reflected in water depend upon where they are located in the horizontal plane. In the image, the Totem is above the woman's head in the distance. However, the reflection of the Totem is close to her chin....
02 Apr Totem 139
Knowing Water Human-generated energy like microwaves, sound waves, even brain waves can affect the molecular structure of water. Of course, water will always be H20, but how hydrogen bonds in water can be susceptible to outside influence. The structures of hydrogen bonds seem to remember and express...
30 Mar Artwork: The Great Splotch
The perfection of a circle The circle symbolizes spirituality, completeness, wholesomeness, and balance. It has come to represent totality, infinity and perfection. The circle feels deeply familiar and somehow representing life in general. However, a circle is an abstraction. Its ‘perfection’ is illusory. For 4000 years the...
30 Mar Totem 132
What is behind the Totem? The Totem is analogous to a time capsule, where memories are conserved for future generations to learn and benefit from. But different from a capsule, the Totem represents a psychic entity instead. One that stores and maintains a collection of human...
09 Mar Totem127
Spirituality involves a search for meaning in life, which Cultivates a set of values that we can use to orientate ourselves. This gives us direction and a basis for hope when life challenges us. ...
04 Mar Totem: Manifesto
I've been toying with its idea long enough. Now is the time to articulate what I have learned and what this series is trying to accomplish. I wasn't sure what the Totem was in the beginning. As I continued to develop it, the art community...
26 Feb Totem 126
Re-framing the Totem. The undercurrent of the Totem series is about revitalizing one’s attention. Where the unexpected makes an adjustment to our perspective. An idea that Totem 71 demonstrated very clearly. But even here, we see a ‘break in the fourth wall,’ albeit in reverse. I like...
23 Feb Ovis Cum Pastor
"Ovis Cum Pastor" "Ovis cum pastor" is Latin for 'Sheep with Shepherd.' Sheep are significant throughout the bible. They are teaching tools. They signify people and their need for guidance, as a flock of sheep needs a shepherd. The man here where's a tab collar. He is a...
18 Feb Artwork: The Horn of the Sphinx
From the ancients demonstrating the precession of the equinoxes to astronomical machines probing the wonders of the universe, we are part of a legacy of human knowledge that has been evolving over thousands of years. And so we are charged with continuing this collective effort,...
18 Feb Artwork: Asterion
"The bull" is one of the oldest and most noticeable constellations in the sky, with descriptions of Taurus going back as far as the early Bronze Age. The Taurus constellation is best known for its Hyades & Pleiades star clusters. The brightest stars of the Hyades...