An important update about the Sacred Elements site:

 

As our site host updated their server software, our shopping cart software is now out of date and is not able to receive orders.

It will generate individual product pages for any images for you to preview larger images and print prices, however is not able to log-in or take orders.

After reviewing our experience these past years with the time-consuming and often frustrating cart and its large database...

Michael has chosen to return to the simple artist's life.

Orders taken from now simply by email or phone.

 

Please feel free to survey our vast selection of sacred imagery, take note of desired prints or cards and sizes, and just feel free to touch in with me direct.

Don't worry, I am a nice artist and do not bite.

 

Orders may be sent to orders@sacredelements.com, or phoned to 808-345-9743.

Please specify prints and sizes desired and your shipping location. A link to pay through Paypal will be sent along with a final quote with shipping.

 

My intent is to redo the whole site, updating all the galeries to flash. There is much beauty potential being played with behind the scenes now, particularily with slideshow wizardry. My imaging skills are being evolved as well with my new extensive work from Tibet and the Hawaiian Islands. Amazing potential.

 

It most likely will be another 6 months at least til the new site and the vast new work shall be unveiled. Til then, just order direct, which will be the way here on out anyway.

Should you not be able to wait for the new stuff, just be in touch, establish contact, and perhaps some sneek peeks shall be sent your way.

Returning to simplicity. And as much as I appreciate the gift that this cyber portal offers to others of my work, shifting so that it aligns with the visual poet, rather than the other way around. I'd like all who are touched by my work, to touch in personally as well. Who knows, perhaps I'll send you a poem

Be well. Be peace.

 

Oh, and I moved off the islands, now Oregon. In Ash-land.

 

Michael emerged this past September from a pilgrimage to Tibet and Mount Kailash in the company of Tsoknyi Rinpoche, his family, and a host of cohorts in the blessed dharma. Currently swimming in the sea of thousands of images from temples, caves, holy sites, vast expanses and of course of blessed mounts. First waves of images projected for October '08 to appear online.

I've composed a flash slideshow of the pilgrimage, composed of images by my fellow pilgrims, that can be seen at: www.sacredelements.com/kailash.html

 

Emerging from this is an intent to re-compose the Elementals Galleries with flash slideshows, with visitors still able to search images in the Image Archives in their present standard gallery format, for those that prefer viewing by thumbnail. The new flash galleries will be integrated with almost a complete new wave of imagery, this past year's production from Tibet, Mexico, Spain, Morocco, California, and of course the Hawaiian Islands. Do continue to peek in!!!

 

Also emerging from this pilgrimage was an extended mandalic vision of a non-profit organization, the Dharma Eye Foundation, which is to sponsor visual dharmic projects and artists, a main annual project with tour and potential publications, and all proceeds to go to various worthy ends, support of nunneries, retreatants, exile's education, etc. While just in the birthing phaseAny with interest in supporting this co-creation can touch in direct to Michael at visions@sacredelements.com.

Sarva Mangalam