: liminal :

i honor the shifting of liminal layers


can accept that once was

wasn't


apparency of dream


    laughing butterflies


caress of inner thigh


    admire the one who can take

the dissolution in

            bliss


back into earth


a certain refinement of

foundations


and i love

        the one


    that can

face full of dirt


- this puddle we have fallen into -


see nothing but infinite

                      light

: discovering the dakini :

the magick is becoming absurdly present

a palpable continuum

union

noticed


the essential tantra

an eyelid opening


sense perception


the slightest movement

loveplay


mind & appearance

conjoined


bliss


pleasure & pain

but frequencies

in a space


that never was



i am nothing but

points of light


the dakini the space in between


the dakini is nothing but points of light


i the space in

between


union

eternal union


bliss


bliss


bliss



so wonderful to discover

all i ever yearned for


to meet here

in the inescapable temple


the sacred matrix

sublime essence


secret heart


is woven into

the

very fabric


of every moment



i am nothing

but points of

light


the dakini the

space

within them



the dakini is

nothing but

a point


of light


i only

the space


within her



awaiting only

an ephemeral spark


the slightest wind



to come

truly


alive

: kailash :


on first approach

a palpable

    sonic boom


passed through

the entirety

    of my being


echoing on

    still

in the emptiness

          of my heart


dakinis dance now

    playfully


on the corpse


of all that i thought

i was


light emanating

from the pulpy remains


of a narrative


that truly never

knew

a root


returning to the

    source


of that & every

    dream



where


self aware


that light

    issues forth

          as an offering


of sustenance


to all

who might

encounter


emaho!!


wonderful

    to be


as we are


light lapping

waves


of manorasovar


a chill to the bone


    of a dawning

compassion


that shall know

    no end

An exciting collaborative one night show of Kindred fine art by volcanic east island artists ~ spirit photographer Michael Ash & hot glass artist Daniel Moe ~ in beautiful historic bayfront Hilo on the  Big Island of Hawaii oh so soon... Saturday, July 14th from 5~9pm.

A unique, special evening to bask in delight, inspiration, and other fine pleasant things!!

 

{... and for those of you not on the Big Island… like you need a reason to come to Hawaii!!   And should you need, well, here it is!!!  he he... }

 

For online peeks at the artists' work, see their respective sites:

Ash :: www.sacredelements.com

Moe :: www.moehotglass.com

 

And more information or juicy details, feel free to contact:

Michael Ash at visions@sacredelements.com

Or:  the gallery direct at 808.934.9101

 

Look forward to seeing you there!!

Much aloha,

Michael

 

Til next... blessings galore!!

:: this beauty ::

                ~ for ani-la

 

there is something

very beautiful

 

in your situation

 

in this moment

within all of us

 

at this time

 

unseen  essence of drama

unfolding

 

sharp tender tremulations

 

a quiver

between

surrender

 

and fear

 

what to reveal

to allow

 

to honor

 

to escape

 

what will happen

 

the wind blows through

and teeth grit

 

dust motes

fluttering by

 

snagging one

that just might

be

 

it

 

stashed between teeth

muscle

fiber

 

and left to ferment

 

decay

 

for at least it is known

presumed

 

this masquerading light shift

in the midst

 

of the heart

 

of one who has already known

 

…

 

we all know

 

a certainty

 

everyone

everywhere

 

always

 

not a one that was ever

separate

 

from that one

 

that is nothing

but

 

one

 

we all know

 

are

this

 

the tragic pang

an incessent refusal

 

to be

 

accept

 

this

 

we so deeply long for most

 

amdst the taut constriction

stretched yearning

 

for this

that

 

we already are

 

absurd wildflowers of luminosity

singing of winds

 

rustles in silken touch

 

 

all hearts are delicate

alive

 

open

 

at peace

 

….

 

this beauty

i see

 

the eye that sees

no me

 

the i that sees you

 

this beauty that sees

only beauty

 

seeing

 

itself

 

mirages of time

light of the stars

a slight

 

yellowing of the teeth

 

in every

one

 

 

sarva mangalam

 

 

: of who i am :


i am protected by the circle of pure intent

i am protected by the circle of pure intent

i am protected by the circle of pure intent



i am the light in the heart
   
            of your yes


i am

    the yes in the light

           of your heart


the wave that breaks

    on the shore

of the threshold


the collapse of your refusal

                to release


surrender


be


flares in the distant

        night


the rising voice


    the pang

        on the verge

of the flood of ecstasy


    that will drown


all that you thought

        you were


the space where there

             is no choice


just the radiant spray

    the efflorescence of being


quivering spasm

    and groan


as you enter the


            trust



beyond control


let go

    let go


let go


and effortlessly
   
       grace yourself


with the love that

          you already are


always


    i am your dream


the shimmering mirage

    as you awaken


to the yes

    at the heart


          of the light

                      of who i am




    ~ michael ash

summer solstice 2007, big island, hawaii

Elements of the Sacred :: Fine Art Photography by Michael Ash



    Michael Ash is a fine art photographer with an eye on the sacred, offering forth unique elemental imagery from travels worldwide. His 12 year project ‘Elements of the Sacred’ features images from throughout India and the Himalayan regions, south and northeast Asia, Australia, Africa, & his base in the Hawaiian isles.  This project has evolved with his growing body of recent Hawaiian works, images that are uniquely informed by the vivid quality of light, clarity, and power to be found on these vital islands.

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    “For me art is a gesture of essence, in an ever unfolding communion, a movement towards wholeness, fulfillment.  The essential spark, the intent in my art, is to produce images with a vision of a life in harmony with the magnificence of nature.”

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    Michael was awarded a prestigious nationwide Thomas J Watson Fellowship in 1994 for an extensive year and a half independent photographic project in India and had been based in Asia for almost a decade hence before resettling to the Big Island of Hawaii in 2002.  He has exhibited widely in Japan over the years, including three one-month  solo shows between Tokyo and Okinawa.  He has received considerable favorable press in Japan, including a feature in Japan’s “Outdoor” magazine, June 2000 edition.

    He is represented by select galleries in Tokyo and on the Big Island of Hawaii, as well as several prestigious online galleries.  Further, his image “Spirits” was recently selected to be published in the upcoming book:  The World’s Greatest Black & White Photography, No. 1.

    His extensive body of work is viewable through his online gallery at www.sacredelements.com.

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Elementals
Fine Art Photography by Michael Ash
PO Box 10609, Hilo, HI, USA 96721, (808) 345-9743

www.sacredelements.com
visions@sacredelements.com