by Nate Long | Dec 15, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Generations : (haiku) Ancestors hold tightJoy passes down the red lineMy child’s smile still glows — This is my Journey to visit with Joy. — Nate Long “Owl” Ink and colored pencil with digital...
by Nate Long | Dec 14, 2016 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Hard Lessons Catcher Our true teachersDo not care whetherWe are happy or sad –Their only concernIs that we learn. This is my journey — Nate Long “Owl” Hard Lessons CatcherMade as a prayer for a young woman who is having difficulty making safe...
by Nate Long | Dec 7, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Witness : She hugs thecolorfully woven blanket but lets her bare shoulders out to feel the crispnessand the sting of the air. She seems to see everything even with her eyes gentlyclosed. She is Witness tothe snowfall across a far-stretching field where leafless trees...
by Nate Long | Dec 5, 2016 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Prayer for the Water Protectors : Oh, Grandmother and Grandfather,May you hold the hands of all those in the coldAs they stand where they stand because it must be doneAs they stand on the banks to hold awayThat which should not crossA’ho This is my journey and...
by Nate Long | Nov 25, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Together in the Round : Stand in the middle Let the Circle surround Turn slowly and look each in the eye And fall into the stare into love Until the dizziness of spinning Becomes the normal way to be. The power of that unseen touching Binds and holds the standing...
by Nate Long | Nov 18, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Wishbone and the Turkey God : Break that wishbone;Hear it crackWith full, after-dinner earsOf a Sunday child still dressedLike a baby dollIn a smaller version of daddy’sThree-piece, pin-striped suit;With hair greased backOn a rounded headAnd a...
