15.04.2008
A surprising gift from nature itself.
A beautiful orange moon rising over the bay right outside my studio window on the coast of Maine.
A perfect moment.
I love when a moment feels like it could almost be brought to you by some sort of magic.
27.03.2008
No man-made creation can touch the beauty that nature can create.
These first two photo’s are of one of the best sunsets I’ve ever seen.
The colors seem almost unnatural.
This sunset occurred during the month of March.
Clouds kick ass.
It’s always been fun trying to imagine the clouds into all kinds of different things.
I wish I could lay down colors like nature does.
Some day I would like to doodle a whole bunch of different sunset pictures.
It might be a cool mix of man and nature.
Maybe in some sort of harmony.
25.03.2008
This is the place where I feel the most connected to the forces that be.
In the past this is where I used to come for my summers to escape away from things.
A place to get away from the world so I could focus on my work as a artist.
I’ve spent many summers here with no power, and no running water.
Struggling, doing art by day, and playing music by night.
Living off pasta and cheep beer.
Doing what ever it takes to be able to create.
We’ve had power and running water here for about 6 years now.
And I live here full time with my dad except when I’m not on the coast creating.
You can see on the right side of the house my art studio poking up threw the trees.
Our piece of property has so many rocks on it that we created a bunch balancing stone sculptures with them.
We have two frog ponds just out side the house that brings in thousands of frogs, no joke!
It sounds like a rain forest around here for the first half of the summer.
It is one of my favorite times of the year.
13.03.2008
This is the view to the right.
This is a picture from the backyard of my studio on the coast in Maine.
I have always wanted to spend time on the ocean my whole life.
I’ve been staying here off and on for the last year in a half.
The creative energy here at this spot is truly magical.
I feel I am so lucky to have the opportunity to create here.
Here is where I create is it not amazingly inspiring.
I only wish I could spend more time here.
When I go to the coast to get away I put in very long hours creating in this studio.
About 10 to 14 hours a day.
I really like to wear myself down so that my judgment of myself is not so harsh.
This is the view to the left.
This is also the view I have when I look over the top of my drafting table.
As you can see my studio is no more then 25 feet off the water.
You should see it when bad weather comes in.
It’s awesome.
28.02.2008
Why does it seem that the general population is walking dead? Make money, money, make money, money, Money. It seems to me that most people are not into learning new skills, or knowledge, or having many new experiences. The only thing that most people have to show for their personal growth these days is what stupid crap that they have bought lately. If you say to most people “that you should be learning and growing to the day you die”, they look at you like you have ten heads. It is just so easy just to look the other way, and click on that TV.
Why are the masses so lost from their purpose of reaching for their full potential? Why are we so scared to learn or experience new things? Instead of starting from the bottom, we just don’t start at all. We all want everything to come easy, and if it don’t come easy we just quit and say, “it wasn’t for me”, even if we had always said to ourselves that we always wanted to do it. For all we know, we only have just this one life to live, and this is how you chose to live it.
Try to think of yourself as a uncut precious gemstone. It’s your purpose to cut and polish as many sides of yourself with knowledge and skill. The more interest one has the more side one gem has. The more we refine these interest the more these sides will shine. We all need to strive to truly shine on all sides.
15.02.2008
I cry for all my friends who have fallen from their purpose here on earth. We only have one life to live. I only wish they could get their lives together. We all have the potential to succeed. Why most chose to lay down is a mystery to me. Some fall to being lazy. Others fall to dumb choices, but most seem to fall to abusing drugs.
There is a real misconception about what a drug is. A drug can be all things first of all. Anything can be used to escape our reality. Nothing should be a crutch. We truly need nothing to be happy or content. Can we find some balance? If your a drinker, next time you go out, try not drinking to see how you do. That could be a challenge. If you’re a TV watcher, try not watching it for week. I’d like to see you try.
If you haven’t grown in some way lately, there is a problem. Real life isn’t easy. No it’s hard, but that’s where the real growth happens. We learn and grow until the day that we die, and learning does not come easy. If we aren’t learning and growing, we are pretty much walking dead.
You have a purpose and you will find it, have no doubt. Can we have self control and beat our nature? Well, if your conscience and a human being you will beat it. Your conscience will catch itself when you slip and fall back into your nature. But, you won’t give in to your nature! You will not give up! You can be stronger then your nature!
01.02.2008
Angel it’s you
That keeps them here
But you’re the arrow in their side
You’re the reason why those animals fail to try
Life in general is why they hide
A bright candle glows
A caterpillar rolls
To my heart
A clown apart
Who is
laughing in the wind
Trying to escape the reasons why he exists
Burn me,
give me your light,
and give me the heat
Try to play that game, and play it by the rules
You’re easy to break,
Because I can see right through you
No matter how thick or sweet
You’re too late
I wish you could have warned that ship before it hit your rocks
But take that drink, and turn that crank
One more boy yet to be a man
I’m sorry but it’s too late
28.01.2008
I know we all like to point fingers and talk about how others are doing wrong. But what about you? Would you, or could you, resist that opportunity for more easily made money? In a world that is so hard to truly make it, and it’s only getting harder, you would only have to cut a few corners in your work, or your product to make a few more dollars. Or, could you resist taking that advantage of a particular situation that might arise in your life that would make things that much easier if it meant slightly taking advantage of another in the process? Is the money worth it? Doing these wrongs? Could we stop?
It’s hard to fight a nature that was created by growing up in a world so diseased by money. Well, it’s very sad to me that this world doesn’t judge our level of success by the kind deeds that we have done in our life. Unfortunately, success, as it is usually measured, has nothing to do with how we treat others. It seems to me that people in our society have more respect for expensive cars, big houses, and lots of money. You could be the nicest person in the world, willing to give your shirt off your own back to a complete stranger, but if you have nothing to your name you’re judged as a nothing by society.
24.01.2008
They tell us it’s all about money. At this day and age there are so many people disconnected to what’s really important. Lost from a true purpose. They don’t believe in anything but the almighty dollar. I hate to say this, after one escapes the struggle to the survive. Meaning, after one isn’t living from check to check, and they have some money saved up in case shit happens. Their money chase becomes a illness. There will never be end to the chase for money, and they will be never be truly satisfied. They desire to be a millionaire. Then, when they get to million dollars, there is no satisfaction with that amount. They just chase after the next amount. There is no end to their money chase, and no fulfillment. Money makes people do some pretty messed up things. If only people could see what the desire for money has made them do in this world, and to this world. The wrongs committed for the sake of money, it would make you sick. I promise. Is money evil? Or, are people?
When I see anyone who has a lot of money, I can’t help but wonder what wrongs have been committed to create their wealth. It’s sad for me to say its hard to think of any of these people’s own two hands working to create their large sum of money without taking advantage of another. We’re living in a time where the only way to obtain a large sum of money requires one to turn their head and accept the wrong they have to commit to obtain their wealth. And, they don’t think twice about it. It’s all about the money for them. They will be this worlds downfall. They are unconscious of themselves, the world, and the truth.
22.01.2008
One brave space monkey is preparing for space.
One mind completely lost without a trace.
Before you reach your doom,
and crash on the moon.
You must explore your mind.
The answers have always been inside.
They are there to discover if you would only try.
Endless journey,
endless fate,
meditation,
reaching next mind state.
Traveling in your inner space.
The sacred harmony has put you in place.
Good and evil come face to face.
What side are you on the human race.
Fluttering wings,
the angel sing.
“You must release the energy, and let them grow.”
“In the very end you’ll feel whole.”
Negative thoughts drink them down.
Travel that road to the next town.
Open that heart.
It’s a start.
My rocket has crashed and has fallen apart.
I hope you can make it here soon.
It get real lonesome on the moon.
