by Russell Maier | Apr 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Arad,Romania,Una cu Viata,Natura bucuriei! _________________ Today, I opened up my laptop on a sunny spring morning in Pottsdam, near Berlin. There in my Inbox was a message from a stranger in Romania. It was her peace portrait submission for the 1Mandala. What a...
by Russell Maier | Apr 10, 2009 | germany
A very German breakfast with MartinaI write this sitting outside my tent in a wide open field in the middle of the german country side. I am about 80 kms from Berlin and pretty much there. The full moon shines above. A lightning storm flickers off in the distance....
by Russell Maier | Apr 10, 2009 | germany
Some of you have been wondering about this strange place I have been referring to as the Castle. Reinhart Zabka converted this old farm baron´s castle into a repository of his art going back to before the fall of the Berlin wall. Reinhart has converted all sorts of...
by Russell Maier | Apr 9, 2009 | germany
I have just learned two new German words. Früh and spät. Early and Late. In Germay, things go very much according to schedule. These are important words to know! When someone makes an appointment with you for a certain time, they mean that time. In fact, when...
by Russell Maier | Apr 3, 2009 | - Mandalas, germany, movie
What is ‘Love’ in German? An Adventure in Mandala Making and German Learning. Apparently the Lugen Museum castle where I am staying has a bit of a violent history. Reinhart, the artist who has made this his museum and gallery, asked me to create an art...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook