I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order. - John Burroughs ---------------------------------------------------------- Make the mind a single point. - Buddha ---------------------------------------------------------- One thing that Solar Art requires which gets overlooked quite often is all of the artist's attention. A sustained concentration and a steady hand are essential. If you are even slightly distracted while you are burning it will be immediately evident. The lines come out looking shaky, choppy and uneven. I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer too and the eye of the storm. I think that art has something to do with the arrest of attention in the midst of distraction. - Saul Bellow ---------------------------------------------------------- It is widely known that the state of mind Solar Art requires has a huge impact on the health and well being of those who enjoy it. The focused awareness is known to reduce stress and depression. That is exactly the kind of thing we need more of around here. 70%-90% of all hospital visits today are stress related. Nature connecting activities and the creative process are both well known antidotes to depression and stress. Solar Art is where the two come together. The aspects of a thing that are most important to us are hidden to us because of their simplicity and familiarity. - Ludwig Wittgenstein ---------------------------------------------------------- The same focused and centered movement is known to jumpstart the immune system and even prevent cancer and heart disease. Amazing but true.   Photos

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