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Nature Beings and Glitch Eco-Art Photography
Welcome to this celebration of the life-forms who look after our plants, deserts, forests and parks. You’ll find many photographs and stories about nature beings that I have been collecting over twenty years of photographic journeys. My photography falls within the relatively new school of Glitch Ecology Art, which features visual ecological information that shouldn’t be there – but is. You can learn more about this art form in my article, housed in my Interdimensional Library.
Be sure to visit the International Nature Beings Photographers Gallery, housed on this website. It features photographers who have a focus on documenting the activities of nature beings.
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Tree Faces Can Change with Emotions
The last tree of what was once a long colonnade of American Elms stands at the entry to Longwood Gardens, PA. The tree is greatly loved by all and the arborists work hard to keep her alive. But there is no doubt that she is stressed. I always greet her, on my frequent...
FREE Zoom class – The Eco-Art of Earth’s Other-Than-Human-Lifeforms – Wed Nov 29
I'll be going into greater depth than ever before, about nature beings cultures and cultural sites, as revealed in the artwork they themselves have created. I've not before publicly discussed this aspect of their realms. Join me in this free 1 1/2 hour Zoom...
What’s Inside the Old Man? – Part 2 in Tales of an Oak
What's going on inside that old man you see shuffling down the street, hunched over, wrinkled skin, bony, with maybe a bit of a scowl on his face? Here's an embodiment (left) a compassionate ancient white oak created in her bark. This type of image comes from a tree...
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Nature beings craft themselves as living images in trees and rocks. Here is an astoundingly clear example. This is the revered American Elm who stands at the entry to Longwood Gardens. The last of a once majestic elm colonnade, her health is not good and she is tended lovingly by the arborists. The nature beings protecting her usually look stressed (left) but on the happy, exciting, visitor-full opening day of this year`s Christmas show - the nature beings were happy as well (right). See how they are all smiling. #longwoodgardenschristmas #americanelm #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #happytrees
CORRECTED DATE - I`ll be going into greater depth than ever before, about nature beings cultures and cultural sites, as revealed in the artwork they themselves have created. I`ve not before publicly discussed this aspect of their realms. Join me in this free 1 1/2 hour Zoom discussion, hosted by the Foundation for Mind-Being Research. Wed Nov 29 2023 - 5pm Pacific Time/8pm Eastern Time. Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_Z5jtWCrQQpipYMafGYaw3w... (or type in this tiny url link: https://tinyurl.com/yc5r9brv ) #photoworkshops #photoworkshopsonline #ecoart #glitchart #glitchphotography #ecophotography #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography
I`ll be going into greater depth about nature beings cultures and cultural sites, as revealed in the artwork they themselves have created. I`ve not before publicly discussed this aspect of their realms. Join me in this free 1 1/2 hour Zoom discussion, hosted by the Foundation for Mind-Being Research. Wed Nov 28 2023 - 5pm Pacific Time/8pm Eastern Time. Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z5jtWCrQQpipYMafGYaw3w#/registration (or type in this tiny url link: https://tinyurl.com/yc5r9brv )
#glitchart #ecoart #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #otherthanhuman #otherthanhumanlife
We began cutting planks from the trunk of our 350-year-old London Grove Friends Meeting white oak. The third slice - 4" deep by 20` long - cut through her largest burl. It revealed a bear`s profile. The next slice revealed a smiling spirit. Seen here are the slices - and also the part of the tree that housed the burl. The tree had fashioned an old man in that area, during her life - wizened, wrinkled, angular. But she had housed inside that image what he looked like in spirit: strong and happy. Read the full story at my blog - https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/whats-inside-the-old-man-part-2-in-tales-of-an-oak/ #londongrovemeetinghouse #londongrovefriendsmeeting #oldman #treeface #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography
There is a dignified rock being who hangs out at Miners Falls, MI. It`s a wonderful scenic walk in to the falls. For Throwback Thursday! https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/rock-spirit-and-tree-beauty-at-miners-falls/ #minersfalls #minersfallsmichigan #rockbeings #michiganwaterfalls #naturebeingsphotography
Jade Davila built a Chromadome with inset colored glass panels, where she and her friends can practice overtone singing and meditative practices. Jade is the newest addition to our International Nature Beings Photography Gallery. She communicates with light, sound and nature beings. For Jade, it all consciously began with her walks at Walden Pond - a nature site made popular by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Read more at https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/jade-davila-toning-and-nature-being-communication/ #waldenpond #chromadome #lightbeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #treebeings
Here`s a chance to catch up on the latest in my work communicating with the Nature Beings. I`ll be speaking for FREE via Zoom on "The Eco-Art of Earth`s Other-Than-Human-Lifeforms" at the Foundation for Body Mind Research - Wed Nov 29, 5pm Pacific Time. You need to register for access https://tinyurl.com/yc5r9brv
#ecoart #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #bodymindbalance #otherthanhuman
I was down at Hearne Hardwoods in Oxford, PA conferring on the storing and cutting of the London Grove Oak. Turned around and saw this fine fellow, standing on the sidelines. He must have been a grand old tree at some elite estate, which by his expression he seems to remember well. On his side is a wise benignly-smiling guardian being, with long beard and one eye conspicuously absent (meaning he is a messenger between spirit and earth). #hearnehardwoods #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography
When the cutting apart of the London Grove Friends Meeting’s White Oak began on Monday October 23, 2023, the reality of her loss finally settled in. Seen here is the initial cutting of the branches and trunk, handled by Chadds Ford Tree Services. The Meeting is inviting the public to pick up smaller branches on Saturday Nov 4 from 10-3 and Sunday Nov 5 from 12-4; larger wood pieces are available by application - all free of charge. The Meetinghouse is located at 500 W Street Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348. For more information, go to this url: https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/10/saying-good-bye-is-always-hard/ #londongrovefriendsmeeting #whiteoak #cuttingdowntrees #quakertrees #ChampionTrees
This 100′ tall cliff sits at the top of Evan’s Notch, Maine. On it is the image of a Native American in an Eagle Headdress. Looked at differently, you can see the full body of the eagle totem. This panoramic view, the nature beings said, is of a revered Native American leader whose totem was the eagle. His identification with eagle spirit was so strong that the full body of the eagle can also be seen when you shift your viewpoint. #evansnotch #mainespirits #rockbeings #naturebeingsphotography #nativeamerican
Always wonderful to connect with friends from years past...met up with Suzanne Schwartz at the Dowsers conference in Flagstaff - a friend from the old Lyndonville days of dowser conventions...and she shared two tree face photos she`d found recently. Thought you folks would enjoy seeing them...the fine fellow in front of a house lives in Pickity Place, NH and the expressive fir tree is from Mt. Baker, WA. #mtbaker #pickityplace #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography
The Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park in Sedona, AZ features a Buddhist stupa and a Native American medicine wheel…and in the hills around, many huge rock formations. Some of the formations have very distinct rock profiles and personalities. https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/10/rock-beings-at-sedonas-peace-park/
#peacepark #amitabhstupasedona #rockbeings #naturebeingphotography #medicinewheel
There`s still time to join me in Flagstaff, AZ - This Dowsers Conference is bringing in top notch internationally renown dowsers, presenting on everything from traditional water dowsing to interdimensional dowsing (me). There are six days of options to choose from! https://dowserssouthwest.com/ #dowsing #dowsingrods #dowsingtools #dowsingchart #dowsingpendulum #interdimensionalbeings #interdimensional
She left this life with true Quaker grace. On a warm sunny autumn Tuesday, our 350 year old white oak gracefully and quietly lay down. Not a great noisy exit – a gentle descent in the only direction that would avoid excessive harm to any other being.
This White Oak had been gracing the front yard of London Grove Monthly Meeting, Kennett Square, PA since the late 1680s. It is believed she was present when William Penn, the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, first visited this meeting.
Our tree died of root rot, an issue with white oaks, and we humans worked with Longwood Gardens and many other arborists to keep her alive. She and her nature being colleagues worked from their side to keep her alive. She lived a good long life and passed gracefully into spirit.
Read more of the story at https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/09/saying-good-bye-to-the-william-penn-oak/
#londongrovemonthlymeeting #londongroveoak #londongrovemeeting #londongrovepa #londongrovefriends #whiteoak #quakers