Let There be Light

Last year John and I created Floating Lanterns for the Let There be Light exhibit at PVCC.  Although the process of collaborating ideas and creating the final product was challenging we were happy at the end.  This year we struggle once again.   

To collaborate you must give up the sense of oneself and listen to each other's idea with an open mind.  You have to be supportive not competitive.  You have to be willing to try a new idea and maybe fail.  

Maybe today we will succeed. 

Let There be Light Research

While researching symbols of the Winter Solstice I came across this paragraph by David Pratt, Patterns in Nature, January 2006 mentioning humans selfish and shortsighted ends.

All monads, or units of consciousness, are said to progress through a series of kingdoms towards a state of relative perfection in the system of worlds in which they are then evolving, before passing, after a long rest, into other world systems, on other planes. Humans, in their present stage of rebellious selfconsciousness, often succumb to the temptation to misuse their free will for selfish and shortsighted ends, creating discord and suffering. But it lies within our power to attune ourselves to the fundamental harmony of our inner, spiritual selves – sparks of the universal ‘Self’ – and to become voluntary coworkers with nature in the great cosmic adventure of evolution.

Floating Lanterns

John and I are working on a collaborative piece for the exhibit Let There Be Light at Piedmont Virginia Community College this December. The exhibit is one night only, December 12 from 6-9, celebrating the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Rain date is Saturday Dec 13.

We are in the process of constructing floating lanterns out of bamboo. This image is our first prototype to see if the structure would float.