#928 + ZACHARY WILLIAM ROBERT JAMES WOODRIDGE aka ZACH at home!!! + Zoë Keating > “Quito Song” (June 2020 version) at home!!! + RESURGENCE!!!

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28 June 2020

ZACH is a WAVEWHIRL of ENERGY – taking these 2 pictures was a WOW victory!

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ZACHARY

WILLIAM

ROBERT

JAMES

WOODRIDGE

aka

ZACH

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8 months old!

Zach was a rescue from a reservation in North Dakota!

He was invited into my home / heart on 27 March 2020!

He is a blue heeler (cattle dog) x border collie

smart/sweet/saucy K9!!!

Zach goes to Mr. Meyer’s K9 Summer School for 4 hours every weekday!

https://www.facebook.com/LoftyDogs/

My dear friend, SBF,  generously provided a scholarship

for Zachary to attend

as I recover from orthopedic reconstructive Surgery #56 (20 May)!

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Surgery #55 was 27 December 2019: long SIX months of challenging immobility!

–  OVER THE MOON GR8FUL for those who encircled me with their loving/kind presence.

I practice the discipline/choice of RADICAL HOPE.

AND, I am alive!!!

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reFRAME: A                                                                                                Catherine L. Johnson  2020

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https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/927-reframe-catherine-l-johnson-2020-false-narratives-7-terms-know-ken-burns-revision-versus-revisionist/

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Version of the Quito Song, recorded at Zoë’s home on 24 June 2020

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Zoë Keating   May 2018

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CHRYSALIS

“I HEAR THE BLOOM WITHIN THE SEED”

RESURGENCE

 

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“I HEAR THE BLOOM WITHIN THE SEED” 1993

– the title of my first solo art exhibition in Minneapolis

and

the title of the accompanying libretto I wrote.

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COVID19 is NOT a conspiracy / hoax!

ASK any medical / front line provider.

Practice the GOLDEN RULE!

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There are actual humans in MY building,

who are politicizing this airbourne killer virus,

and

REFUSE to WEAR A MASK

because

COVID19 is a left wing hoax.

They are weaponizing their behavior for their partisan beliefs.

A killer virus is not political.

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#885 + 25 November +👑 FLEUR DE LIS 👑 + 👑 CROWN of LIGHT/PURITY/LIFE/VICTORY 👑 + 👑 RR 👑 + 👑 ETERNAL FLAME OF LOVING ALWAYS PURE ALIVE HEARTFIRE👑

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FLEUR
DE
LIS

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The IRIS and the FLEUR DE LIS

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IRIS                                                                                                           Catherine L. Johnson 2011

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Three upright petals symbolize faith, valor and wisdom.

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FLEUR DE LIS                                                                                          Catherine L. Johnson 2019

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Original drawing.

Luminous gold line on matte black paper.

The gold lines breathe pure light and dance hallelujah praises.

RADIANCE

Dimensions: 8″ H x 6″ W

The piece above was created as a

personal memorial,

a remembrance of a beloved brother,

  for a collector’s family.

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Please click on images to enlarge and for detail.

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I welcome acquisitions or commissions

of the

IRIS

– EACH work is an irreplaceable,

unrepeatable original work of art.

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Please click on the link below

for customized

fine art

IRIS

prints:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/for-art-collectors-designers-exquisite-beautiful-impeccable-site-specific-fine-art-prints-esteemed-artist-catherine-l-johnson-master-printer-mark-jones-arts-district-imageworks-inc/

 

 

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Please contact me, Catherine L. Johnson, via email for further information: 

catherineljohnson@earthlink.net

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The

FLEUR DE LIS

represents

values.

Honesty and Respect

create the tap root of

Trust

upon which lasting

Relationships

are built.

It is only through these relationships

that a

Legacy

can be built

through

Passion

and

Performance.

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ETERNAL FLAME OF LOVING ALWAYS PURE ALIVE HEARTFIRE

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Vento Nature Sanctuary *  Summer 2019

*Jaspar’s and my

place of:

WOW JOY adventure,

attending Nature’s continuous offerings of wonder and awe,

and

a beautifully quiet haven of solitude

throughout ALL four seasons.

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The FLEUR DE LIS drawing was my FIRST work created

without the physical presence of JASPAR OBI

underneath my studio table.

 His HEARTFIRE energy is forever in my heart

and

for ALL who he met and blessed.

 

 

Living LOVE / Love LIVING

Please click on links below:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/884-the-annunciation-of-jaspar-obis-soulspirit-deer-dear-beautiful-beautiful-beautiful/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/883-element-8-works-2019-catherine-l-johnson-veterans-day-11-november-2019-k9-raf-jaspar-obis-soul-rising/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

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#884 + The ANNUNCIATION of Jaspar Obi’s soulspirit – DEER / DEAR + BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL

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Jaspar running beside me through Vento Nature Sanctuary as I x-skied.

February 2019. Sub-zero temperatures.

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JASPAR OBI’s

soulspirit

has presented

as a

DEER.

 

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Jim,

who was the first person

who met

Jaspar Obi

in December 2008,

received my text stating:

  Dr. Pomeroy just called at 4:10pm!

Jaspar’s ashes have arrived.

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At  the very same moment

as Jim read my message:

Jim had looked upon

a

DEER

stopped at curb

on Lake Bde Maka Ska

(formerly Calhoun)

– a lake in the heart

of  residential

Minneapolis.

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Jim stopped.

The

deer

gazed at Jim

and

then

slowly/peacefully

crossed

the street

toward the waters.

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Jim called me immediately

with this sighting,

 with this rare phenomena, 

with this

annunciation.

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I’ve been

waiting

for a sign of

what

energy/form

Jaspar Obi’s

soulspirit

would

present to me.

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His lived life was an envoy of pure love.

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Jaspar Obi’s

valiant / victorious

soulspirit

crossed

over

at 5:15 pm

last week

on

Veteran’s Day.

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Please click on the links below for the stories:

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/883-element-8-works-2019-catherine-l-johnson-veterans-day-11-november-2019-k9-raf-jaspar-obis-soul-rising/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

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I knew

that the

DEER

was my

Jaspar Obi:

a

DEAR / DEER.

YES.

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A wash

of

serene quiet sweet beauty

swept through my body

  once Jim told me the story.

The choke of my profound grief

lessened its clawed grip on my heart.

I felt the

beautiful calm

that I always experienced with

Jaspar Obi’s

living/breathing presence:

TREASURE HEART.

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The symbolism of a deer is :

spiritual superiority;

piety;

devotion;

independence;

and

purification.

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A

DEER

is a

messenger

of

serenity,

can

see

between

shadows

and

hear

unsaid

words.

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Deer symbolism

teaches us

to maintain our innocence

and

gentleness

so that we can

share

our 

open-heartedness

with others.

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DEER / DEAR #1                                                                        Catherine L. Johnson 2016

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The

UNCANNY / SYNCHRONICITY / GOD’S GRACE LOVE:

THE DEER / DEAR PAINTINGS

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#718

+

DEER / DEAR

#1/ #2/#3/ #4/ #5/ #6/ #7/ #8/ #9

2016 – 2017

Catherine L. Johnson

+

GRACE ENERGY

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Please click on image to enlarge and for detail.

Please click on link to view the DEER / DEAR paintings.

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/718-deerdear-1-23-4-5-6-7-8-9-2016-2017-catherine-l-johnson-grace-energy/

 

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JASPAR OBI’s

ashes,

contained in a simple cardboard box

and

presented in a black velvet pouch,

were brought

home

on the evening of 19 November 2019.

  The photograph was taken on the kitchen rug

where Jaspar’s food/water bowls were placed.

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#883 + ELEMENT 8 works 2019 Catherine L. Johnson + VETERAN’S DAY 11 November 2019 + K9 RAF JASPAR OBI’S SOUL RISING

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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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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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ELEMENT: A                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: B                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: C                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: D                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: E                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

 

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ELEMENT: F                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

 

 

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ELEMENT: G                                                                                       Catherine L. Johnson  2019

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ELEMENT: H                                                                                       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.

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/jaspar-obi-sweet-comfort-healing-accelerates-with-the-presence-of-care-14-may-2016-blessed/

 

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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

https://catherineljohnson.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/881-beloved-jaspar-obi-blessing-ceremony-for-from-with-jaspar-obi-monday-4-november-2019/

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