by Nate Long | Aug 27, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
(a return to the time of the Grandmothers) Legacy : He learned all he knew from his Mother and Grandmother. What time of year to plant each seed? How deep within the soil and how much space between? Did they need the morning or the evening sun? Would they require more...
by Nate Long | Aug 9, 2021 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Color : The colors are done hiding within thunderclouds That drift over the heads of angry and fearful crowds. The colors are bleeding down, through thin mists That sift slowly into all of the broken hearts. Color is the medicine that will bring a joyful healing....
by Nate Long | Jul 23, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
New Perspective Brings Insight : When we open ourselves up to seeing things from a different angle or through another’s eyes, whether intentionally or not, we then know without doubt that true empathy brings the deepest wisdom and the most effective healing....
by Nate Long | Jul 13, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Riding the Scorpion : She watched her sister carefully Climb onto the back of the scorpion. Her knuckles were white as she held on tight With eyes gleaming in both sorrow and hope. This final journey would be so brief After a long and hard lifetime of preparation. And...
by Nate Long | Jun 28, 2021 | Journey Work, Made-Art
The Lilly : For my Aunt Lorrie and Aunt Lucy This garden planted so very long ago With calloused hands With hands of caring and prayer With intentions beyond intentions Here the vibrant Lilly still grows. This is my journey, — Nate Long “Owl” Carved...
by Nate Long | Jun 18, 2021 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Sovereignty of Self : Having followed this almost invisible trail. A broken twig, a slight scuff in the mud. Making it this far, to this hidden And magical place in the grasses. And now in this clearing, There’s a threshold across the path And a sudden...
