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| Russ Reina, A Firetender | |
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In Hawaii, we say "Mahalo!" -- Thank You! -- for stopping by. |
| About the Artist | |
My life has been intertwined with the healing arts since 1969. Visual and Performance Arts are tools that I use in my work. The "firetender" reference is a simple reminder for me that my life's work revolves around tending the fires of spirit, wherever I find them. |
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from the series "the story of this..."
2005 |
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| Part of a series that is used to help the individual to access their own still small voice. A view of the series and guide to its use can be found at http://www.thestoryofthis.net |
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from the series "the story of this..."
2005 |
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| The effects you see on most of the images on this page are a result of my working physically with the inks in the printer. They are NOT digitally manipulated by PhotoShop or any other program, except for pre-print color balance or crop. They are essentially, a by-product of Giclee, using the printer as a selective paint brush. |
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from the "Paia Mill" series
2006 |
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| Right now, Maui is the last hold out of the sugar industry on the Hawaiian Islands. Soon, the evidence of it will be gone. This mill was torn down in 2007. |
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from the "Paia Mill" series
2006 |
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| Herein lies a massive complexity that is only found today in the microchip. |
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from the "Skate Park" series
2007 |
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| Here are some studies taken at the skate park at the Paia Youth and Cultural Center. Whereas most photographers work with light, I work with darkness. |
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from the "Skate Park" series
2007 |
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| I make no claims to expertise other than making myself available and ready to experience extraordinary moments. Fortunately, Maui is puking with them. |
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Ram Das
2007 |
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| I did this for a local magazine. A palm plant, below in his garden, was waiting its whole life to cast its light in that way. Using a piece of paper, cover this image one half at a time -- first left side and then right. This is what a stroke looks like, as held by a Master. |
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from the "Willie Nelson" series
2008 |
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| Willie is part owner of a local bar, Charley's. Sometimes he just sits in with guys who are part of his back-up band from the island. This image got me wondering whose shadow Willie plays under. |
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from the "Dalai Lama" series
2007 |
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| His Holiness came to Paia to bless a "Stupa" (Tibetan shrine for peace). Along with the 10,000 people who crowded the streets to be near him, were HIS shadows; FBI, CIA, Tibetan Secret Service, Interpol, Maui PD, etc. Wherever he walked, Peace followed. |
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from the "Haleakala" series
2008 |
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| Measured from the sea floor, Haleakala, "the House of the Sun", is the 2nd tallest mountain in the world. A million people a year come to watch sunrise from it. The mountain is overdue for an eruption. |
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from the "Haleakala" series
2008 |
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| Why do healers from all over the world come to settle on the slopes of this volcano? Perhaps they're literally drawn here, since Haleakala is the most magnetically charged location on the planet Earth! |
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from the "Ha'iku Mill" series
2008 |
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| Covered by a growth of trees on land inhabited by Kanaka Maoli (original people of Hawaii) for 1900 years is the remnant of a sugar mill built in 1879, reclaimed by the land and tagged by generations of High School students. It is my Maui Cathedral. |
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from the "Ho'okipa" series
2008 |
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| Ho'okipa means hospitality and it is also the "Windsurfing Capital of the World", yet, the magic of Maui is gracious enough to allow those with the right Whatever to have it to themselves. |
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from the "Ke'anae" series
2009 |
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| The demigod Maui is known and revered through more area and cultures than any other Deity of the ancient world. He made a magic fish hook with which he fished the islands of Oceania out of the sea. |
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from the "Hana" series
2008 |
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| Atop that little island are coconut trees planted by local boys, who, shipping off to WWII vowed that if they ever got home alive, that's what they'd do. |
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from the "Hana" series
2007 |
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| The word for water in Hawaiian is "wai". "W" is usually pronounced as a "V". The word for wealth in Hawaiian is "waiwai". About 3,000 people live along the Hana Road today. Back in 1779, when Capt. Cook first spied Maui, there were probably 50,000 THRIVING along the same route. Why? Wai. |
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from the "Iao Valley" series
2008 |
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| Protected in inaccessible and long-ago forgotten caves of Iao Valley are the sacred bones of Kings and Chiefs of Hawaii. Sometimes, the spirits of the "Night Marchers" move through it. Shed your clothes, get on your knees, don't dare to look up and they may pass you without claiming your life. |
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from the "Sugar" series
2009 |
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| Soon, this, what was once the largest and most productive sugar mill in the world for over 50 years, will be gone. Today, of the 60 mills that once operated on the Hawaiian Islands, this is the last one standing. |
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from the "Canoe" series
2005 |
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| Hawaiians say the past is what is before us, the future is what follows. The ancestors are still here to guide us, if only we'll listen. |
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from the "Tribe" series
2006 |
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| The world needed Maui so much, it came to be. To fulfill Maui's Purpose, we came to be. |
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from the series
2005 |
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| IT'S WONDERFUL MAGIC THAT GOT YOU HERE; THE POWER OF ART! YOU'RE HERE FOR A REASON, and it's not about me, it's about you... This image means something very specific to you in this moment, otherwise, you would not have been attracted to it. Slow down. Breathe. Now, have some fun! Take a couple moments and look inside to see what the image tells you. Then, ask it to take you one step deeper. The image is a metaphor for something you're going through right now. You'll recognize it.WHEN YOU SEE IT HERE AGAIN AND IT'S MEANINGFUL (but in a completely different way!) RATE IT HIGH! For more tools and images to work with, go to this FREE resource http://www.thestoryofthis.net It will help you get in touch with the still, small voice inside you. My art is what you do with it. We (all three) need each other. Thanks for completing this sacred circle! |
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| Education and biography | |
| Everything I learned I learned in the back of an ambulance as one of the first Mobile Intensive Care Unit Paramedics in the US ('73 - '85). That's a credential worth mentioning because it speaks to the worlds in which I live and the art I do -- straddling spirit and flesh. I've had a number of showings of my art in Galleries on Maui (which, is the Art Capital of the Pacific, did you know?), including two galleries in Lahaina (both defunct), Body and Soul in Kihei, Maui Arts Central in Kahului, Supernatural and Upcountry Fine Arts in Makawao and also as part of the largest anti-war art exhibit in the U.S. by Maui Artists for Peace, from June to July 2007. I am a singer/songwriter/musician who has been featured on local Manao FM Radio. I do workshops for healers. Right now my venue is behind the wheel of a Luxury Limo Van as a Tour Guide that brings people into an experience of Maui and the Kanaka Maoli (original people of Hawaii). |
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| Future shows | |
| Like everyone else here, I'm fishing. I present this art in the context of its use as a tool for healing. My website provides suggestions and areas of exploration that will help you to put it all to best use. Blessings on your journey! My survival within a lifetime of creation -- regardless of reward or recognition -- has been driven by my motto: "No matter what you got, someone's looking for it." And, just like everyone else here, I'm seeking my Kahuna (Expert). I've laid the foundational work, created the brand and have the inventory. I'm seeking someone who can help my work get out there. |
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| Website: www.firetender.org | |
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