Daydreams of the Feathered Serpent

Sculptor and painter Jeffrey Maron describes the creation of his spiritually attuned artwork as a journey his hands take on their own while his mind day dreams.  He wants his art to connect directly with the consciousness we all share.  He treats each creative effort as a unique shamanistic journey, "...where my intent and effort transforms the material into an object that speaks for itself."

Interview with Michael Robinson, Creative Director of Reality Sandwich:

1. What's your personal mantra?

I ask for light and love to fill my being.

2. What does the role of Artist mean to you?

I feel creativity is a scared gift that I am privileged to work with. Working with this process daily, allows me to center my consciousness in a transformative state similar to a waking dream. I work directly in the material, a journey my hands take on their own, in a shamanistic practice.

3. What is the driving force behind your creativity?

Transformation, i.e., the transforming of materials, intent and energy, into something more than just the resultant of these three. To create art that helps people connect with our spiritual center.

4. What transformative experiences have influenced your life and how has that manifested in your work?

Travel and living in the east for two years, a life changing psychedelic experience and having children, all transformed my life.  All this, allowed me to realize the connection all living things share and the transformative quality of our spiritual energy.

5. How long does it take you on average to complete a piece of work, and do you ever do several pieces simultaneously?

It usually takes me four to twelve weeks to finish a sculpture or painting, and an image can germinate for a decade before I become one with it. I work on a number of ideas in the preliminary stage all the time, but usually complete one sculpture or painting at a time.

6. Why should people check out your work?

My art reflects a visual consciousness that most people connect with immediately.  It is not driven by popular culture, but reflects on a spiritual source that is timeless.

7. How does your work affect Consciousness, and what are your views on the evolution of consciousness?

Our visual consciousness is highly developed, universal and not ambiguous. Our consciousness is now in a transitional state between self driven awareness and a common consciousness. Art is generated by the artist as self driven awareness, but becomes alive in our common consciousness.