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About the Crystal Energy Portal

Liquid water is the only indication of life on a planet, and its story is told drop by drop and Crystal by Crystal. This story adds to the planet's history, and I've always believed that the galactic portals were way up in the Vortex access in space. However, this is the first time I've considered the vortex energy field of the deep ocean. As I look at the exotic life and abundance there, I know that energy is a supreme theme in that world. This piece feels like it is not lit, it is light.

Sentinals and Beacons

The Sentinels and Beacons are totems and protectors. The Sentinels lookout and the beacons attract, so they have both the energy to create a new way of feeling. They are beyond relics, they're the saints of the natural world of miracles. The materials used are mostly all modern, some from the past, but they are intended to bring light and energy force into the world of nature and humans today and in the future.

The holographic elements and reflective nature of the materials will glow and shine back in ambient light and also discrete lighting. It picks up light as well as giving off light, and that's why it's so exciting to be a part of the light show. The large discs are magnified droplets. They pick up the unique energy of each drop while it's still wet, and as it changes from form to solid, the fluidity not only seems to hold energy, but they seek it. 

The energy of the Wastetopia is discarded, unwanted, and done away with. This contrasts with the pure light and energy and history of beacons and Sentinels. Both record the history of the now moment, the secret hidden, preciously safe, and always present. They are a cultural and historical snapshot of a planet that has created a throwaway life filled with consumers and post-consumed waste without regard to natural rhythm. 

These pieces were dependent on picking the deepest part of the ocean where everything sifts and settles. It is intended to depict the drop-by-drop formations of water that have existed for millions of years. Even the smallest droplet of water that forms crystals holds the history, memory, soul, and heartbeat of humanity. The record-keepers are a vortex beyond time created in every time zone. 

The CDs are relics that have been found everywhere at the bottom of the ocean. They hold not only music but also the memory of people who have listened to it and been inspired in love and other emotions while they made connections to the music and moments of their life. It has found its way to the bottom of the sea. 

The distressed fence boards that have been resurfaced and cast out have been replicated as the boundaries of a blockade that was once enforced. Set free, the future coats the fence boards, and they will be reflective of a new surface, a new way of being. 

In LOVING MEMORY of my sister
Debbie Roberts

In the black of the ocean, where light barely reaches, there is a world of wonder and magic, where creatures glow with ethereal beauty, Bioluminescent beings that shine like stars in the dark, a symphony of light that dances to the rhythm of the currents.

We set out to explore the mysteries of the deep, a journey into the unknown, where wonders and dangers lurk in equal measure,

We navigate through a labyrinthine of color, propelled by our curiosity and courage, as we witness the beauty and power of the ocean, we are reminded of our own insignificance.

The ocean floor is a canvas of life and mystery, a place of immense pressure where the forces of nature collide, Volcanic vents that spew out hot water and minerals, surrounded by life never seen. As we venture deeper into the abyss, we encounter creatures of myth and legend that defy our understanding, we marvel at their beauty and strength and pay tribute to their resilience.

This year, we invite you to join us on a journey into the mysteries of the deep, let the glowing dark inspire you to imagine.

Find inspiration in the beauty in the systems of streams that flow like arteries to the ocean.

Let it guide you to build the unimaginable.

Come and explore with us in a world that glows under pressure.

~ Chris Herring, Creative Director PDXWLF