Last year when I was working towards realizing the <a href="http://comfusion.pbwiki.com/Project:what-is-peace">"what is peace?</a>" project I learned something very important about what it takes to achieve anything even remotely close to it.

First, let me share for those who do not know about the history of that project...it began with the understanding that conflict outside was a mirror for internal conflict. My feeling was that the same held true for the world...the wars and international conflicts are a mirror of our collective internal conflict. In my quest to find out if this was true, I found that appreciation for others put me well on the path to a productive encounter. I noticed that people responded to this genuine appreciation which was different from the demand to manufacture gratitude for someone or a situation that may have really been quite irritating.

Instead of focusing on that judgment, I paid attention to finding something, at least one thing I could appreciate in that person or situation.

The result of this shift was profound and impacted every area of my life.

This year our Cultural Fusion event is "Breathing" a celebration of our global family. I will post a little about that....

As a model for interdisciplinary approaches it is evolving in an endeavor to discover how to create a culture, in which all are welcome, appreciated and supported in being their best.

Each component of the artworks in the series operates as “layered systems processes”.

I develop systems and solutions infused with those base ingredients in the context of my Cultural Fusion series. Not all components have to be included in any given community solution. Rather this represents a menu that reflects the project proposal up until this point. This is a framework that will be uniquely celebrated and preserved according to the needs of the communities that participate in that project. For example, the central sculptural and installation themes will be interpreted for the specific site where it will be located. This customization will be seen in the materials selected as well as the scale.

Artistic Parallels that have inspired me and that I think will help put Cultural Fusion into perspective as a work of art that combines installation-performance-visual (paintings, sculpture, etc) and technology in a collaborative art series.... <a href="http://channel.creative-capital.org/project_329.html">William L. Pope's</a> work stands out to me.

Whereas William was focused on "race" Cultural Fusion is concerned with celebration of our Global Family-Humanity....interested in deconstructions of culture and history through art, rather than race or politics. Our interest is on exploration through celebration of our Global Human Family united through our breath.

Cultural Fusion will be the context for introducing an abundance based (instead of debt based) economy. It will also utilize the CF Hotel Infinity galleria concept and other event projects to create the market place for this social capital economy that leverages value of intangible assets in a radically inclusive commercial landscape. Business solutions flow from the process associated with this work and is the direct result of the Ingredients combined and recipes employed to develop them.

Furthermore, this is done in a playful context where others are engaged to share in the fun and benefits with attention to developing solutions to poverty by addressing root causes. The result is art that functions as WebAntiphon:Clear_CRM_Strategy that addresses the needs of all stakeholders.

The artistic focus of this series is Breath and Celebration of our Human Family. The events will be celebrated as a family reunion for humanity. With one series revolving around the “Life Breathing Postcards” as the start of the “art pals” art exchange program