"We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as "wild". To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery."

Luther Standing Bear - Rosebud Sioux

Guardian of the Water Medicine

Guardian of the Water Medicine
Dale Auger

Dale Auger

Dale Auger: On Art, Blood and Kindred Spirits
by Terri Mason

Defining Dale Auger in one sentence is akin to releasing the colours of a diamond in one cut. It can’t be done. It’s the many facets that release a diamond’s true brilliance, as it is the many facets of Auger’s life, education, ancestry, experiences and beliefs that have shaped and polished his work into the internationally acclaimed and collected artist that he is today.

Born a Sakaw Cree from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, Auger’s education began as a young boy when his mother would take him to be with the elders. “I used to say to myself, ‘Why is she leaving me with these old people?’ – but today I see the reason; I was being taught in the old way.”

Auger’s respect for traditional teachings led him on a journey to study art, opening the door to a doctorate in education. He is a talented playwright, speaker and visual artist whose vividly coloured acrylics have captured the attention of collectors that reads like an international ‘Who’s Who’ spanning English to Hollywood royalty. The essence of his work is communication, and now Dr. Auger has come full circle, interpreting the life of his culture – from the everyday to the sacred - through the cross-cultural medium of art.

Read the rest here:

http://www.daleauger.com/printversionbio.cfm

Friday, October 17, 2008

I Believe

I don't care what you do for a living and I don't care what kind of car you drive. All I want to know right now is what do you believe in? What does it mean to you to be alive? - Don Henley

I believe in everything being as it should be, that life was meant be lived with passion and conviction. And just because things may not always turn out the way we think they should, it all matters and it all counts. I believe forgiveness is the hardest goal to achieve and that real, unconditional love is a rare, rare thing, indeed. I believe we judge each other way too much and judge ourselves way too little. Success is measured by our own values, not someone else's and worthy is as worthy does. I believe we shouldn't sweat the petty things and shouldn't pet the sweaty things.

But above all, I believe we are a refection of each other.
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