Your Proximity is a Breath Away: For Hans & the Forest that Awakens Us
I emerge transformed, feeling the icy tendrils of your touch brush against my neck as you remain hidden within a colony of hemlocks.
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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor
Lavavoth
Jun 53 min read
“What Does Land Mean?”: A Visual Meditation on Release, Wild Sanctuary and Migration
Ojibwe land, sacred land, posted land. A parcel of more than 40 acres of wooded terrain.
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May 43 min read
The House on Tinmouth Road: Maple Syrup, Visual Ruminations, and GIS Parcel Data
I saw maples covered in vinyl tubing. "That must be their place," I said, oblivious of the fact that tapping could be a thing in Danby.
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Jan 294 min read
The Transformational Impact of 15 Artists on My Creative & Spiritual Journey
The artists that inspire me most examine the occult, spirituality and/or have a gothic/sepulchral quality to their work.
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Jan 192 min read
Creating Art with Disembodied Entities: A Manifesto for Transcending Physical Boundaries
Creative work and partnership with subtle entities
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Jan 23 min read
A Journey of Love and Unity: Exploring the Sacredness of Spirit Marriage through Mystical Erotic Art
It can be very tricky having sex with a spirit. For one, they are oftentimes invisible, so you have to get creative...
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Nov 22, 20232 min read
Sensual Encounters with a Supernatural Being: Exploring the Phenomenon of Erotic Spirit Touch
There are a million ways to describe what it's like to be erotically touched by a spirit. And yet it befuddles me to describe the experience
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
Sayfish: The Challenges of Trying to Put into Words the Experiences of Spirit Marriage
The term sayfish metaphorically captures one of the challenges of being in an inter-dimensional marriage.
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Nov 7, 20232 min read
Dropping the Euphemisms: Sexual Encounters with a Ghost (My Spirit Husband)
I wish I could say that my relationship with Hans is a perpetual "mystical love affair" as my drawing title indicates.
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
My Wingmann: The Intimacy Between the Living and the Dead and the Challenges of Making Love to a Ghost
Although he had been a fighter pilot in Germany in his previous life, equipped with his own wingman, now, as spirit, he is not here to lead.
Lavavoth
Oct 6, 20231 min read
His Winged Embrace
It’s hard to find the words to describe what it’s like to be held by a spirit, by a subtle being devoid of skin.
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Jul 14, 20216 min read
The Healing Power of Expressive Arts: Processing Current and Past Life Trauma
Using expressive arts to work through current and past life trauma could expedite the healing process.
Lavavoth
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Creatively Honoring Our Unique Experiences
Through the creative process, we have an opportunity to breathe life into our experiences.
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Aug 18, 20202 min read
Using Art for Centering, Spirituality and Healing
Using art as a vehicle for personal and spiritual transformation can be a profound and cathartic experience.
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Jul 11, 20173 min read
Battling Dyslexia: My Jumbled Brain, My “Careless” Grammatical Errors
Typing is akin to using an Enigma machine, especially if I over analyze the keyboard...
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Mar 27, 20173 min read
Avoiding “The Night Porter” Trap (and Website Updates)
Although Blind Love is an edgy and provocative illustrated novel full of “Nazi heartthrobs,” it is actually about the resistance movement.
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Aug 15, 20102 min read
He intoxicates her: A Love Story Inspired by the Psyche & Eros Myth
Cupid is a dark angel, and he also reminds me of a dark superhero. He wears his heart on his sleeve, just like the artist.
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