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‘ELEMENT’
MINIMAL. SIMPLE. PURE.
archival kraft paper + white line + archival black board
Catherine L. Johnson
2019
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All of my work refuses/denies the camera’s eye.
The revelation, the experience,
occurs with an actual encounter – presence.
The beauty of one’s beloved is
the improvisational/sacred listening
of/ for/ to/ with
the beloved.
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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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ELEMENT: A Catherine L. Johnson 2019
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This is the last day
on Earth
of
my
BELOVED
JASPAR OBI.
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ELEMENT
is the last series of art
that was created
with the
ALL of ALL
of
JASPAR OBI
in my studio
– sleeping below my stainless steel table
and
sending his blessings to me as
I dove for the pearl deep,
listening to the sound of the silver horn,
in the sea of my imagination.
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JASPAR OBI
was present,
a
glorious/vital/adventurous/joyous/blessed
presence,
for 10.5 years in my life.
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Sacred listening.
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JASPAR OBI
is landing his
SPITFIRE
at
1715 military time CST.
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Please light a candle for my Jaspar Obi.
Thank you.
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Peaceful.
Loved.
Supported.
Released.
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All gathered at 4:45 pm.
The wind was fierce and the temperature was frigid.
They truly had my back
– I felt an unusual comfort in the shelter of their care.
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I had bathed Jaspar
in the bathtub
two hours earlier.
I seared every pass
of my hand on his body
to memory.
He was too weak to shake off the water.
We would have a game:
Shake #1 to #8!!
Jaspar loved being bathed – feeling clean, fresh.
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Jaspar Obi’s
K9 buddies walked with him
as he was wheeled
in his cart
to
Dr. Pomeroy’s clinic several blocks away:
Juno (Leah),
Jax (Maggie);
Remy ( Erin + Todd);
with
Steph
and
Mike.
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BEAUTIFUL.
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I burst out crying
when I experienced
the beauty
of the
loving kindness,
compassion
and
courage
of those who chose to
walk with Jaspar/me
as my
heart
was
shattering.
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Love IS.
PRESENCE.
LOVE is a riverVERB.
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I
caressed
Jaspar’s
sweet body,
wrapped my arms around him
– my chest upon him,
kissed him,
and
thanked him
for our adventure
until…
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Dr. Pomeroy was amazed that Jaspar’s life force
prevailed over the grim prognosis
of his bone cancer in his sinus cavities.
Every week Dr. Pomeroy checked in.
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Jaspar and I
CHOSE to LIVE.
WONDER.
AWE.
Jaspar was/is my soul guide and companion in life.
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The walk back without my Jaspar
was walking without my legs.
Jaspar and I had created/ lived a beautiful bountiful life for 10.5 years
– together.
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Suddenly,
as we entered Mears Park.
the cascade of our stories
overwhelmed me.
I was surrounded
in the dedicated love of his BEST K9 friends
and
dear friends.
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When we were crossing
through Mears Park,
Mike stopped and said:
LISTEN!
We all stopped.
In the park’s pavilion’s stage,
from the large speakers:
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HALLOWEEN :
‘Art Dog in Transit (above)
Disguise English Springer Spaniel as a Cow (below)
Returning from the ‘BLESSING CEREMONY’ 4 November 2019
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THE
VOYAGE
OF MY
BELOVED
TREASURE HEART
JASPAR OBI
HAS
BEGUN.
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JASPAR OBI is DUNKIRK / K9 RAF / ECSTATIC JOY.
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JASPAR OBI’s
presence
entered + illuminated
my heart.
I am forever blessed
with the
adventurous
GRACE LOVE
OH JOY
dance
with
my unrepeatable companion.
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Jaspar Obi = my Psalm 139:14 on 4legs.
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Jaspar
has defiantly defied
the bone cancer
for over a calendar year
with
his remarkable, fierce, and sweet
life force…
and, now
the divinity within him
is calling his name.
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I see.
I have been
listening, listening, listening
to
Jaspar’s
elegant, courageous, tender
body&soul.
I accept, honoring, following his soul’s lead.
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The
BLESSING CEREMONY
is dedicated to
the
pure sacred radiant
GRACE LOVE
of our
4legged
guardian angels
– our lions at our heart’s gate.
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Chartreuse
is the color of
JASPAR OBI’s
soul:
THE
BRIGHT
PREVAILING
KISS OF SPRINGTIME…
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NOTE:
A dear friend sent the link
(embedded below)
on the JASPER stone to me
after
my JASPAR crossed over
on
Veteran’s Day 11 November 2019.
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I chose to spell his name JASPAR.
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I was astounded that the information of the JASPER stone
mirrored my
JASPAR’s soulpresence.
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Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of the Jasper Stone
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Jaspar Obi
entered the world on
30 April 2007
and
began his story of offering
indelible sweet blessings.
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JASPAR OBI
THE VALIANT STALWART TENDER LOVING ADVENTUROUS JOYOUS
K9 RAF
30 April 2007 – Veteran’s Day 11 November 2019
Please click on the link below:
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Thank you, Jaspar, my beautiful treasure heart.
You are forever MY TREASURE HEART.
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The
BLESSING CEREMONY
was
poignant
powerful
enchanting!
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All K9s
were given two presents:
green glow collars
– running / playing / glowing,
and
special treats
– small milkbones with peanut butter
wrapped in aluminum foil
to look like shining silver bonestars!
ALL 2leggeds
were given two presents:
steaming hot green tea
and
green glow ‘tails’ to wear!
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Many many many
K9s arrived!!!
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Once ‘knighted’
with their
green glow collars,
Jaspar’s amazing K9 friends
spontaneously
created
blessed energy
boundless JOY
and
a beautiful memoir
of the
precious gift
of
our
sentient / “metacognitive”
4legged
guardian angels.
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WONDER.
AWE.
SACRED.
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AN indelible CELEBRATION
of the reliable tender loving kindness of the
K9 COMMUNITY
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SEE
BE
THE
HEART OF A DOG
WOXOF
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IRIS Catherine L. Johnson 2011
FLEUR DE LIS Catherine L. Johnson 2019
Vento Nature Sanctuary * Summer 2019 
CATHERINE L. JOHNSON 