March 18th - 06:46

Title: March 18th - 06:46 Medium: Super-8 film Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Resolution: 2880 x 2160 File Type: H.264 Codec / MP4. Comments: Waking up at sunrise for a celebration. To salute the sun. and to accomplish a task I had taken on since the first week into the project that randomly fell into place when I was gifted 7 empty vials back in Iceland. To collect the final Sacred sands of the Earth was collected in the golden heart of the Sahara, the heart of the African sand dunes. After traveling across 7 continents and collecting a geological sample in a small vial of each place; from beaches and deserts we unite the world through its sediment. Some are stars, others are volcanic, each have their own minerals and colors which make them vary of their carbon make up. A scientific collection to peek through a microscope and study each corner of the Earth to make art with. I will be honest, It felt like I was wielding the power of Thanos gauntlet with the keystones upon completing this set of 7, in a more innocence sense. It was a childhood dream, and adult wish to visit the entire Earth and now here is the proof, the data. The mindfulness to be careful, to respect and be responsible with the sands and create good with it than having collected it. During the painting portion of this project, I laid out a long 30 foot piece of handmade paper. Threw down some purple paint on the floor, and plunged my foot into it. I jumped onto one end of this paper and imprinted a single purple print. It had dawned on to me, I wanted to silkscreen all 7 continents from the Sands of the Earths I had collected on one big piece. I silkscreened the Iceland image with the woman who had gifted me the vials and later that day collected black sand from the beach. Where the story began. This print began with her at the opposite end of the paper. Week after week I slowly danced, jumped, slapped my hands down, walked perfectly straight, scrambled across, and wore my socks and shoes on it too. Every color of the rainbow to be different in some way, either how I stepped or the shape of the foot. I wanted to communicate all the ways how we touch the Earth with our feet, to make contact. And in some cases, to lift the sands with our hands. And as I write this message to whoever may be reading this. At the same time I post this image, I had also completed this giant paper painting over the course of 6 months, yesterday! Everything comes full circle, even when you walk a straight line. That's when things can become aligned, in time. There are no mistakes, only lessons and the timing of things to happen. Just as in this image, with open arms, I welcome you to join me to step on this Earth with grace. One step at a time, we end up where we need to be.