"The Growl"

“The Growl"

2014 Acrylic on wood 5.5"x7.5"

In days past, I skinned roadkill a ritual to connect deeper with the natural world, which catalyzed some very powerful changes in myself. But what began as a spiritual practice eventually devolved into a habit, a routine, which ended when I skinned a snake, and, in my opinion, disrespected it's skinned body.

In an effort to ameliorate the situation, my partner at the time, Sarah, and I hiked out into the heart of the redwood forest on a moonless night to burn the body - a ceremony we had consecrated with the ingestion of certain mushrooms fr
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Original sketch for "The Growl"
first layers, using white to drawn the form
first layers of color glazes
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