Dedicated to the victims of forest fires worldwide.

When I got back from Burning Man Festival in 2010, Boulder's typically bold mountain skyline was shrouded by smoke from a huge forest fire. The Four Mile Canyon fire destroyed over 169 homes, including the new home of a dear friend and his pregnant partner. This was painted at a benefit concert for victims of the fire...I asked another friend of mine what symbol most well-represented the healing potential of this disaster, and she responded, "Don't some pine cones have to burn in order to release their seeds?" Yes, they do. And just like the memorializing Temple Burn every year at Black Rock City, the Four Mile Canyon fire was a sacrament offered up to serve the vision of a new life.

Painted live on a 24"x18" masonite panel with oil and acrylic paint markers, on 2010-09-24 at Hodi's Half Note (Fort Collins, CO) to the music of Random Rab, CloudChord, and Untied Laces. Animated in Motionleap for iPadOS.

• This is the one and only official NFT instance of this piece. *

Link to high-resolution photograph of the original painting unlocked upon purchase, with license for personal non-commercial use. (© 2010 Michael Garfield)

Some proceeds from this sale will go toward carbon credits (in the form of new trees) to more than offset the costs of minting.

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