#866 + ‘BLACK ICE: QUIET’ 2019 Catherine L. Johnson + RAF K9 Jaspar Obi aka ‘DUNKIRK’ + Beethoven’s Opus #132 Quartetto Italiano + Anthony Cox / Billy Higgins
THREE SEPARATE PRISMS/EXPERIENCES OF THE SAME/SINGULAR DRAWING
whisper / whispers / whispering
listen
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TOP IMAGE: light is centered and positioned straight on the work MIDDLE IMAGE: light is centered and positioned below the work BOTTOM IMAGE:ambient outdoor light emanating from a distant window
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PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE + FOR DETAIL
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intimate — listening/attending with an open heart and with the open palms of one’s hands — listen to the light — reverence
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4B and 2B GRAPHITE ON BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT MATTE PAPER 19.25” H x 13.75” W
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JASPAR OBI
24 February 2019
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Every time I x-skied through Vento Nature Sanctuary,
Jaspar was WITH me.
Kayaking on the Mississippi River, x-skiing, fat tire biking, swimming,
looking at the stars and moon,
laying beside me through multiple orthopedic reconstructive surgeries
– his sweet warm body and his breathing was my solace,
his presence/energy under my studio table as I dove
for the dark star energy of a pearl buried
in the sea of my imagination
– he was always there as I dove deep
and
when I emerged with a silent glistening pearl waiting to be heard.
ALLthat is AWE and WONDER.
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JASPAR OBI aka ‘DUNKIRK’
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My RAF K9 Adventurer
– my unrepeatable TREASURE HEART.
Jaspar in Persian translates to TREASURE.
Obi in West African translates to HEART.
I named him.
And, that names our story together
as will my memories of him be:
treasures in my heart.
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Jaspar’s death story is an ecstatic,
revelatory, beautifully LIFE story of
FREEDOM.
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He is teaching me
about my expectations,
my hard-wired fears
and
my limiting projections/forecasts.
This voyage is teaching me about the opportunity in crisis:
the real choices in framing
our perceptions and participation
in our life events,
in our relationships,
in our internal world
and
in our external world.
Opened by LOVE’s vulnerability and adventure.
Closed by FEAR’s walls chained to trauma.
Dancing in the grey, in the glow, in the love of God’s grace.
Sharing the journey of Jaspar’s life with you is a sacred experience that is touching me deeply. My prayers are for you both as you glide through each moment together.
Your drawings are riveting. Your drawings under changing light are emotionally clairvoyant and help me to deeply appreciate that there continues to be light emanating from us as the days go by, even as the light grows more dim, and that light continues to illuminate the Serene joy and Sacred pain of living.
CATHERINE L. JOHNSON 
Sharing the journey of Jaspar’s life with you is a sacred experience that is touching me deeply. My prayers are for you both as you glide through each moment together.
Your drawings are riveting. Your drawings under changing light are emotionally clairvoyant and help me to deeply appreciate that there continues to be light emanating from us as the days go by, even as the light grows more dim, and that light continues to illuminate the Serene joy and Sacred pain of living.
Cath this whole thing is beautiful, let me know if you got this! Kath