Merritt Eby Gates

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  • Creative Unblocking

    Creative Unblocking

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    When we move our hand with pen to papera corridor opens up between our minds and spiritsthat allows insight to move through…like light through a door cracked open. The product is much less important than the process… The process includes movement, sensory stimulation, mindfulness, and play. Some examples of creative unblocking include:• Scribbling• Bilateral Drawing•…

  • Whale Dream Totem

    Whale Dream Totem

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    Whale Dream Totem is a 13 – panel piece that was envisioned in a dream I had in 2014.  The dream was an art gallery with very many whales and dreamy scenes each  comprised of multiple panels.  The dream inspired the painting.  The animals that are found within the Whale are animals that have appeared…

  • Painting Dreams

    Painting Dreams

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    The vivid world of dreams is a source of great inspiration, information, and entertainment. “It’s my house, only half has become dilapidated, broken down. However, from the rubble grows a tree.“

  • The Meeting of Bagamundu and Amaterasu

    The Meeting of Bagamundu and Amaterasu

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    This piece was inspired by the story of when the Japanese Shinto Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, hid herself in a cave and had to be lured out by the other Gods. Amaterasu had a fight with her brother the Storm God, Susanoo, and retreated to a cave. While she was in the cave the world became…

  • The Whale

    The Whale

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    A concept by Merritt Eby Gates Imagine for a moment walking inside of a life-sized (34-meter), carbon-neutral structure created in the shape of a whale. Inside The Whale there are three maze-like paths with different – though interconnected – themes. Visitors start in the mouth of The Whale and choose one path at a time.…