by Nate Long | Feb 13, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Badger Medicine : There is a hole dug deep below us,It seems to be still a work-in-progressAs dirt flies out into a foggy air. Badger is looking for healing rootsWith a particularly head-strong mission:Administer a quick cureTo this thing that makes us ill. We have...
by Nate Long | Jan 31, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
To Dance and Paint : I move to the rhythms … the drum beat… the rattleMy vision is softly focusedMy hands move smoothly and I imagine holding a brush So I begin to paint my world Rolling hills touching a light blue, clear skyA darker gray expanse of a white capped...
by Nate Long | Jan 25, 2018 | Book, Illustration, Journey Work
Introducing the second book published by Nate Long “Owl” … This book is about a boy who meets a girl in the river who teaches him about being related to all things. Please visit the book page for more informationand for links to where you may...
by Nate Long | Jan 24, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Gratitude to Spirit Guide : A heart filled with “thank-yous” and a pocket full of giftsYou have done more than teach meYou have done more than heal meAnd you have done more than show me the good pathYou have even become more than a friend, brother or...
by Nate Long | Jan 18, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Porcupine’s Helper : A tree of great size rises up as I approach. I am drifting silently on a slight breeze. The tree, maybe an ancient elm, climbs up into the sky, three or four times higher than any of the other trees around. There is an emotional foundation...
by Nate Long | Jan 10, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Hitchhiker On the wing of a fly the moon is born as giant reptiles roam and we circle around the sun. Then off to the sink faucet as a nearby mother coos to a baby cradled on her chest. A stop to listen to the other flies buzzing and teasing the horse ears, making...