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~Nathan~

If you want to build a ship, don't have the people gather wood and give orders. Instead teach them t

About Me

I am a professional archaeologist and jewelry artist(mainly) here next to the ocean, where it is cozy. Every detail is beautiful and I love it. I like to share what I have come to know, or what I think I know. Ive had a long and enduring life and have chose to live it differently than mainstream. Its different and thats what makes it special. Life offers us so much and I try to make decisions that will open more doors, rather than close them. It is those who have but one door in life that I have no smile from. To be rich in sunrises and smiles, is to be truly rich. Being an artist is both a calling and a curse. It is what it is. I feel my life is enriched by a ceaseless awareness of design and nuance in the everyday happenstance of life. Trungpa wrote, " Nothing is rejected as ordinary and nothing is taken as being particularly sacred…" The natural phenomena around us is, nonetheless fascinating, and perhaps not as random as it seems.Art is a gift which serves it's own behalf. That gift keeps opening, keeps giving, keeps nurturing, keeps teaching, keeps demanding sacrifice: none of that can be quantified. In the thick of it there may not be anyone to even call.It is everything and nothing to write home about ...

My Interests

Im completely and unequivocally absorbed by art. Mainly jewelry art, but a good polished stone is a turn on and opals are my addiction. Then the usual, outdoors, animals, water, pleasure craft of any sort, relaxing and art.

U2 BAD Live Aid 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnXOSxka1Q

I'd like to meet:

People who know compassion, understanding and forgiveness. People who believe in following thier dreams. People who know there is no difference between the democrats and republicans. People who can see that the "Industrial Ruling Class" is actually running the whole show. People who can see that fear and self doubt are used to control us. People who use the thinking process, clearly and coherently.

Music:

I listen to alot. I REALLY like U2. Bono is deep. Robbie Robertson's got it going even deeper. Of coarse, you don't have to drag me to a pow wow. Hey'ya! Sometimes I get the feeling I lived in the 50' and 60's at a ripe age. Some songs like "My Baby love, my baby love...." strike a deep chord..ya know. Then again, metal can get me driving fast.

Movies:

I watch alot of movies folks. Just about all the ones that come out. Its sooooo relaxing to see a movie, where the light bounces off the screen and not blares at you like aTV and the sound systems these days. Nice. I like the kinda background actors. Williem Defoe, man if he smiled at me......I'd think I was going to die. What a wierd smile. Now Nicole Kidman, what class and acting. Crazy Tom.

Books:

Lots of ethnographic material. Its cool to see the inner working of lives on a real level. Of coarse, Im an anthropologist, so its kinda in me too. The Trees was way cool.

Heroes:

The Holy People. The took me and showed me my way many years ago in Central America. Ahee'hee. Vine Deloria Jr. Cause he changed me way long ago. Now he knew conversation well. Ann from Adobe. She saw inside me as a teenager and pulled a Rhino out of a hat. Then there was Ed's Mom. What a teacher. When someone truly believes in you......you can be all. Lets not forget MOM. Compassion, understanding and forgiveness.

My Blog

Reservation Days

The reservation was no longer fit for me to live inmy adolescent dreams were going.Through the days I felt a little used upand I didn't know where my energy was going wrong.Its just my soul was feelin...
Posted by Nathan on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:12:00 PST

With The Holy People

By the mist covered sea is a home now for me,but my home is the highlands and always will be.Some day I'll return to my forest and the farmand I'll no longer burn, to be somewhere else.Through these f...
Posted by Nathan on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:36:00 PST

Cat and Mouse

I had and uncle Charley, back on the reservation. He said, Don't take no mice to be your friend, cause they'll wait till your asleep and steal your money and food. And rat you out when the police come...
Posted by Nathan on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

White Shell Woman

And the spring winds blow, by the sea so old.I know I'm not the only one, who has stared in her eyes,Afraid of what I might find.I hear the whistle blow, gulls crying and the boat is leaving,But I jus...
Posted by Nathan on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:58:00 PST

Good bye Daniel

Daniel was the son of a daughter, cut down and taken from us, in a heart beat. My hands feel like prisoners, my heart feels like a rain storm. A brother from another mother, I shall see your face no m...
Posted by Nathan on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:42:00 PST

Pollen Trail for You

I dreaded this morning. It was on this day a year ago, I said good-bye to you. Then opened the mother earth and placed a turquiose nugget in your mouth and sent you on your way. Its been a long year n...
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:48:00 PST

A Visit

Walking back to my dormitory room that day, I thought about how much work I had ahead. I thought why do I live on the third floor. I opened the door to my dorm room and entered. As the door shut, I wa...
Posted by Nathan on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:45:00 PST

Nikki

Hey Nikki, you're a husky dog, as anyone can plainly see. The straightest husky in all the land, take a little tip from me. We worked the night parking cars, underneath the moon and stars. The same on...
Posted by Nathan on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:16:00 PST

Navajo Style ComingOf Age

We crouched around the fire, roasting chunks of meat on sticks as if they were marshmallows. Some say this is how language began, our ancestors gathered around the safe warmth and chewing the fat, gna...
Posted by Nathan on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:09:00 PST

Navajo Morning Prayer

I look to the east and begin with "A-ho Shi-ma, shi masana, shi chei do' shi yeii": In harmony may I walk.With harmony before me may I walk.With harmony behind me may I walk.With harmony above me ...
Posted by Nathan on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:54:00 PST