The Transitional Image

Leaf Collage

Fallen leaves are lung bones. There is a secret math hidden in the elegance of their form. Their ragged and abandoned perfection is the essence of Wabi-sabi. Fallen leaves are always poetry. Try it out.

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This Image "Leaf and Red Rectangle". Elena Ray Copyright 2009. Collage of leaf on acrylic and paper. Leaves are Nature's paper so perfect as collage subject matter. I soak them in water and then saturate them with matte acrylic medium which gives them flexibility without affecting their appearance, 

Dr. SunWolf (WabiSabiWhisper) on Twitter

Dr. SunWolf (WabiSabiWhisper) on Twitter

Mysterious Ways

I am biding my time waiting for my Qi Gong teacher. A couple of nights ago I dreamt I was practicing karate. I have a book titled "Iron Shirt Chi Kung". Everything has to be right. And it's right there when you are ready. So I actively wait, preparing. I have noted that the universe works in mysterious ways before one is ready. It seems as if the universe is waiting too, and preparing, matching every step. 

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This Image "Tai Chi" Elena Ray Copyright 2009. Photo based illustration. I love Photoshop. 

Escape into Life: Archive

Escape into Life: Archive

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Anatomy Trains (AnatomyTrains) on Twitter

Anatomy Trains (AnatomyTrains) on Twitter

Image Capture

I think of my camera as an alchemical black box and third eye. ()

Beside my computer I keep an old Brownie Junior (which literally is an empty black box) to remind myself that photography is magic, even if it is science. 

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This Image "Untitled photograph of Elise" Elena Ray copyright 2009. STRENGTH! Elise Kost :: ART Medicine Adornment http://www.elisekost.com/

I AM READY

I am ready! Bring it on. I feel like Conan shaking loose the chains. The beautiful thing:::not anger. Yes, outrage, a bit of indignation, all good, the jungle roars too. And these last few months really put me over the edge. Then to discover I can fly! OK, flying back down to the ground somewhat wobbly landing hard, nontheless not falling and crashing. Feels so fine to have big beautiful mind state wings unfurling from my heart, and talons. 

The strength of form is integral to the authenticity of substance. 

There are two fundamental mind states: Love and Fear. It is my greatest hope to act from love. Please don't grab. Humans are greedy greedy greedy. In our desire, what we falsely believe is love, we will take and devour everything we see as beautiful and good. The only solution is self discipline and respect. And awareness. To hone sensitivity and perceive the intelligent nature of the universe. This is love. 

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This Image: "Feminine Warrior" Elena Ray Copyright 2009. Elise Kost ART Medicine Adornment portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elenaray/sets/72157622947009980/

 

A Gift From The Goddess

Today I'm beginning post production work on a shoot I did with Elise yesterday. We were out near Indian Cove in Joshua Tree National Park and the weather was perfect. I am really beginning to understand natural light; it's so simple when you can capture it. And my D700 is !!!!. I'm still blown away by that sensor and it's ability to perform in low light. This image of her was taken post sunset 800 ISO wide open. We worked all afternoon though, so there's a lot more images. Elise's creativity is thrilling; she is such a unique spirit. We treasure her. ........................................................................................ This Image "Portrait of Elise". Elena Ray copyright 2009. You can have Elise's ART MEDICINE ADORNMENT :::: http://www.elisekost.com/

Healing

Have allowed myself to fall into a yin energy::: reading, watching Youtube videos, sitting outside beneath our big Joshua Tree, in the brilliant illumination of the warm autumn sun, doing nothing. I am healing which is accepting, allowing, open, protected. The Myofascial Treatment was a revelation. There are many lessons to be absorbed at the moment. Having recently watched "The Matrix" again I have this feeling that I too am having new programs downloaded into my being. Passivity and receptivity has purpose; turn on tune in receive energy. ........................................................................................ This Image "Poetry Flower" Elena Ray Copyright 2009. Collage 8. 5" x 11".

Body Work

Tomorrow I'm having a deep tissue treatment with an "intuitive" healer ( http://tecopahotspringsmassage.com ). I'd been living with an injury I sustained about 4 months ago while transitioning from a bound lunge into a bound triangle. These last three weeks I stopped going to class and focused my yoga practice on the injured leg and that has made a big improvement. Hopefully tomorrows experience will completely release whatever happened there. I'm also looking forward to someone focusing all their energy on me. I am feeling so discombobulated and disconnected lately. I really need to figure out how to get back on the joy ride. I seem to be getting on all the wrong rides! There's got to be a shift somewhere I can take. And then I start dreaming of the desert;  I mean, the faraway desert. Soon my ticket to Timbuktu will arrive. I'll be crossing the Saharan desert to be reunited with my lost soul. And I'll leave before my cluttered heart knows what happened... Though, considering everyone I know whose attempted to escape or evade the heart I realize that the heart will always find you. It will never let you go.

Here's an interesting book I read recently that motivated my interest in bodyworkers: "Groundworks: Narratives of Embodiment" by Don Hanlon Johnson http://amzn.com/1556432356

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This Image "Sun Salute" Elena Ray Copyright 2009. Photo based illustration.