by Nate Long | Sep 26, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
I Am Water : (In support of Standing Rock and the global need for environmental awareness and balance) #NoDAPL I am wet and yet thirsty. Floating within an endless sea that is deep blue below and light blue in the expanse overhead. There are very few waves, just a...
by Nate Long | Sep 20, 2016 | Drum and Rattle
Dragonfly Warrior Drum A Circle surrounds and holds with the upper reaches being the realm of Sky which is reflected below in Water. At the top of Sky is Sun’s home and in the depths of Water is where Fire resides. On the horizons are the Earth and plants and...
by Nate Long | Sep 13, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Circle Lives : The Circle (Ceremony) we create is not a ‘symbol’ of us connecting with each other — it is actually a real, living, sacred entity that truly DOES connect us. This is my journey –Nate Long...
by Nate Long | Sep 12, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
No Fences : I look out over low hills. Yellow grasslands with scattered pine trees. The trees thicken into forest at the higher elevations. At this edge between forest and grass, I watch several elk and a buffalo graze. I know where I am: in the foothills of the Black...
by Nate Long | Sep 7, 2016 | Made-Art
Prayers for Standing Rock : After a powerful healing and prayer-making circle and journey on Monday night in support of the North Dakota Standing Rock pipeline protests, I collected the ties and placed them in this pouch I made with a feather for safe travels and...
