by Atala | Mar 26, 2021 | Everyday Life in the Nature Realms
Among my respected spirit friends at Chicago’s Art Institute is this three-part basalt sculpture called Islands. It is by Izumi Masatoshi, the Japanese artist and stone cutter. He did all of Isamu Noguchi’s stone cuttings from the mid 1960s until...
by Atala | Mar 3, 2021 | Elders & Councils
Many of you will never make it to Southern Illinois, so here is a view of this charming canyon area and the kindly Grandmothers who oversee the scene. We’ve been exploring this area in a number of recent blogs. If you were simply hiking through, not on the look...
by Atala | Mar 1, 2021 | Philosophy & How To
Like all cultures, Nature Spirit Artists have their own symbols, methodologies and styles. These artists are working with a limited canvas such as a tree or a rock or a specific geographical area. They may wish to express a number of story lines in this one location....
by Atala | Feb 6, 2021 | Complex & Grand Stories
Grandfather presides over his rock family, strewn down a mountain hillside in Estes Park, Colorado. I first met him twenty years ago, at a time when I needed inner support. He lovingly welcomed me into his rock family and we have been friends ever since. Grandfather...
by Atala | Dec 5, 2020 | Complex & Grand Stories
Here is a vision quest site that very few hikers recognize. It is located at the Rim Rock Trail, Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois. Let’s take a journey to see what the nature realm has created. Native American tradition honors the vision quest. This is...
