AUTHOR'S NOTES
There is no single way to read a book intended for an audience aged 9 to
90. It’s not arranged chronologically. It’s not always explicit. This
aspect of first fire is magical, ephemeral. This book can best allude to
it on its own terms, in fiction, photography and paint.
Readers are invited to skip around, dip in and out of the pages in the
book. Each photo, each story stands alone. They also work together. Some will be better understood in later years. And they can be read again.
All who come to know art will have felt the heat of the first fire. Let
it be understood and acted upon. Let it come early in life and stay
late. Let this book illuminate it.
From the book:
The awakening to art is the purest and most profound piece of the creative puzzle. Without it there would be no art from Raphael, Rembrandt,
Whether or not you live on this island there’s something you should understand. Sure, you’ve heard about its beauty, what with the beaches, the rocky shore, wind-blown skies, crashing waterfalls, lush forests and farms. But it’s what you don’t see that I wanted to tell you about.
There is no single way to read a book intended for an audience aged 9 to 90. It’s not arranged chronologically. It’s not always explicit. This aspect of first fire is magical, ephemeral. This book can best allude to it on its own terms, in fiction, photography and paint.
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Interview excerpts
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Making of the book
Making of the book
Calligraphy art for the cover
Book cover art
