Being a teenager.
Temple.
Woodcarving and Painting with the chesire cat.
Campan

David Patten’s morning talks are phenomenal. We are going through the Ogama and Agama that predates Christianity and other religions, and his story telling is simply amazing. Today we look at being a teenager. Of course, not just in the literal sense, but in the sense that the focus of the teenager, that we carry through our life, is the sense of being masters of ourselves. So today we will try to be masters of our own time and ask the world to bend to our will. Just to see what happens.

Our group visited Nyoman’s compound to work with his wife Ry and her team of campan instructors to learn the art of campan making. We learned the simple circle, square and triangular designs. I had a wonderful time, though the method of instruction was challenging for me. They would correct me or lead me before I had had a chance to try it myself. It was challenging to let go of “let me do it”, but I am starting to get it. Campan are beautiful and the ones we have seen are relatively simple, but a high art by my standards. Our group is to participate in a temple procession next Monday where we should see some serious caman and offerings.

2-7 ATM, Temple, Waterfall, Wayan