James K. Papp Nature Photography Exhibit Fall greetings! We're delighted to announce that James' newest body of work, Blessings of the Waters: From Glacier to Sea, will be featured in a solo exhibit at the Jansen Art Center this fall. The show opens on Thursday, October 16 with a reception
James K. Papp's Photography Returns to the Jansen Art Center April 13th Spring greetings! We're excited to announce that two of James' Washington State fine art black and white photographs were selected by the Jansen Art Center for their Spring 2023 Juried Exhibit. Rialto Beach (pictured above) and Tree Bones will be included
Dear Ones, warm August greetings to you. As the recent new moon of 28 July approached I began imagining an astrophotography composition that would include a tree under the Milky Way. I thought of Heather Meadows, an oft-visited locale out the Mount Baker Scenic Byway, just below famed Artist Point. I arrived
In these intense and transformational times, we need more than ever to experience calmness and inner peace by reducing worry and anxiety and focusing on being present. Altars are important as a cornerstone of spiritual practice – of a practice that connects us more deeply with ourselves and with our source in Spirit.
The Altar A Foundational Tool To Rock Your Life We'd love to see you on December 5th at Mystical Wares in Mount Vernon, WA for a free interactive event with James. There will be a short talk and Q&A exploring why altars are important as a cornerstone of spiritual practice. Bring or purchase a
Journal entry by James K. Papp ~ from 30 October 2021 Today I fly on mighty wings to the first place I knew in this mysterious life, the Golden Heart of Alaska. Beating strongly in the center of the Great Land, the Golden Heart is where I birthed to behold trees and sun, snow and
For many years, Monique struggled to understand a close friend’s spirituality practices and did not feel ready to embark on her own “profound journey”. But the seeds had been planted toward a connection with spirit, practicing kindness, and living in gratitude, which were already huge parts of her life. After embarking on her own
A love story by James K. Papp ONCE UPON A TIME there were two souls of light who had known each other for a very long time. The two souls of light were the best of friends and they decided to go on a very big adventure in another world. They would go far,
In this month’s blog posts about love, we have touched on self-love, romantic love, and respect – a name we use for appreciation in the workplace. We round out February by highlighting a primary, longstanding form of love – the love of our home, the Earth. Our indigenous ancestors, wherever they lived on this
Love can appear in all departments of our life, in all the sectors where we share space-time together. Sharing love with family and friends is extremely common and saying “I love you” to them is natural for many of us. But we don’t use the word love that much at work. It seems almost
Day and night. Light and Dark. Hot and cold. Up and down. In and out. Dynamic pairs of opposites create vital energy and flow in our world. This also applies to human companionship in the love realm of life partners, spouses, and soul mates. Opposites can attract each other like powerful magnets. Vortexes of
