07/31/2023
is coming up. if you dont know, its a weekend long fire dancing, juggling, object manipulation, circus arts gathering, retreat, campout, where the forest meets the sea in so called oregon that i help organize and produce. i dont talk about it much here because i will leave too much unsaid (there are so many people deserving of credit and gratitude for the spaces and experiences we cocreate, and so many angles from which to approach the more meta questions about community, gathering, and the culture that we've been building together all this time and all of its contradictions), and because this is primarily a space where im trying to sell sticks and i try not to leverage the work i do on kindle (and previously pfg) into advertisements for my more personal project.
also the last few years have been particularly difficult, and i have been increasingly questioning the ways i've played my role, the ways i've been played by others, the value of my time, the value of the project and how those align with my Values etc etc etc in cascading spirals how i do.
anyway, if ya want my more critical perspectives or to share yours… i dunno, talk to me, but if ya want to take workshops and jam and maybe make new friends on a beautiful patch of earth (the history that enables our use of the event venue is another contradiction that requires more than just thought and reflection), buy a ticket and join us. it really is a special event, and there are bunches of people who put a lot of love, effort, and sweat into tryna make each year better than the last. pics are from last year
