Welcome to Culture Collective Blog!

Late one evening while wandering through the internet, I came across The Creative Visions Foundation, and an article about their award-winning PBS program called Global Tribe. The article mentioned the idea of turning the program into an animated series. I was very inspired by the concept, because we were working on a similar idea at Living Folklore. So I contacted Creative Visions and sent them a package of Giggle Bubble Dreams, the project we had been developing with our Living Folklore Co-Conspirator, and fabulous artist, Bret Blevins.

Weeks went by and I heard nothing back, it turned out that the package got lost in the mail...
I was slammed busy, coming home from weeks on tour with Living Folklore, and preparing for a White Buffalo Children's Foundation culture exchange program that brought Black Indians from New Orleans, to Hopi, Dineh, and Yavapai reservations. So it would be a while before I could put another package together and drop it in the mail to CVF.

Shortly after our cultural exchange on the reservations, and months after the first package was mailed, I started putting the second package together. While doing this, I was filled with inspiration and had lots of pictures from our visits to local reservations. I had a feeling that whoever received the package at Creative Visions would appreciate the cultural relevence of Black Indians on Hopi, and ceremonial dances, so I threw a few pictures into the package.

Weeks later Carrie Maloney of Creative Visions called and said that they loved our package but they have some other projects that have come up and the Global Tribe animated series was on a back-burner. She then went on to say that they especially loved the photos I included in the package and that Creative Visions would like to learn more.

In a nut-shell that's how it all began.

I look forward to filling in the holes in this story, sharing more about the wonderful worlds of Living Folklore (www.livingfolklore.com) and White Buffalo Children's Foundation (www.livingfolklore.com/whitebuffalo) as well as documenting the evolution of Culture Collective (www.culturecollective.org) and this beautiful collaboration with Creative Visions (www.creativevisions.org). Most of all I look forward to your comments, and an ongoing dialogue about culture, media, art, and how to cultivate inspiration, hope and healing on our majestic planet called Earth.

A big thank you to Creative Visions Foundation and the growing network of friends determined to make a better future!