META : Book V

page 62
Learn to Swim.
(collage, ink, color pencil and marker)

page 63
Cellular Memory.
(collage, color pencil, acrylic, ink and marker)

This is the conclusion of Book V.

META : Book V

Page 59
Paper Doll.
(collage, ink and marker)

page 60
It Was All Just A Dream.
(collage, ink, color pencil, marker and acrylic)

page 61
Frame x Frame.
(collage, acrylic and ink)

META : Book V

page 57
Even The Wind...
(collage, ink and marker)

page 58
Honeybee Sacrifice
(collage, ink and marker)

META : Book V

page 55
Notes from the Dreaming
(collage, acrylic, color pencil, ink and marker)

page 56
This Side of Paradise
(collage, acrylic and string)

Book V is fairly brief and pertains to dream and memory.

META : Book IV

page 53
In The Garden
(collage, ink, color pencil and marker)

page 54
I Did No Crime
(collage, acrylic, ink, marker and pastel)

Book IV depicts death, mourning, and 4th dimensional transitions. It is the introduction of Lilith into the narrative. It is the continuation of Eve and Persephone. It begins with a pyschopomp and ends with Lilith.

META : Book IV

page 51
Of War and Weaving
(collage, ink, acrylic, white china marker and string)

page 52
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
(collage and acrylic)

" Of War and Weaving " is a reference to the Egyptian goddess Nit (Neith). Much of META makes reference to a number of women in history, myth and folklore.

META : Book IV

page 48
As Above, So Below (collage, acrylic and ink)

page 49
Tightrope Walkers (collage, ink and marker)

page 50
Past. Present. Future. (collage, ink and acrylic)

In Australian Aboriginal mythology, The Dreaming or Altjeringa (also called the Dreamtime) is a sacred 'once upon a time' time out of time in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings formed The Creation.
The expression 'Dreamtime' is most often used to refer to the 'time before time', or 'the time of the creation of all things', while 'Dreaming' is often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality.
http://www.crystalinks.com/dreamtime.html

META : Book IV

If Book III is a love song, then Book IV is a song of mourning.

(top to bottom)
1.) Omens. (collage, acrylic, ink and white charcoal)

2.) We Won the Battle. (collage, acrylic, ink and white charcoal)

3.) Electromagnetic Fields. (collage, acrylic, ink and white charcoal)

4.) Reflections. (collage, acrylic, ink and color pencil)

The electromagnetic field is a physical field produced by electrically charged objects. It affects the behavior of charged objects in the vicinity of the field. Light is the electromagnetic field in a certain frequency range. At lower frequencies the electromagnetic field may be radio waves or infrared light, while at higher frequencies it may be UV light or x-rays, among others.

The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely throughout space and describes the electromagnetic interaction. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature (the others are gravitation, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction). The field propagates by electromagnetic radiation; in order of increasing energy (decreasing wavelength) electromagnetic radiation comprises: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

META : Book IV

page 42 (above)
Ghost, Ghost ( collage and acrylic)

page 43
In Between the Moon and You ( collage, ink, an acrylic)

META
a book of ontology
by Mila Charleston

the study of Being and existence including the definition and classification of entities ( a distinct, separate existence that need not be material), the nature of their properties, and the nature of change
'...things are going to change my dear...'

pragmatic statements without subtext or weight. simple obvious truths

private revelations, visions, dreams, meditation, prayer, ecstasy, mystics, seers (1. The Awakening 2. Purgatory 3. Illumination 4. Dark night 5. Transcendental ) dimensional reality shifts

Being insofar as being goes_ being in terms of being. Causality, substance, species, elements, relation, interaction and finitude.

Artist Book

1.) Watch the Weather Change
(collage and mixed media )

2.) When the storm hit...
( graphite and acrylic )

3.) To Be Cast Out
( collage, ink and acrylic )

4.) To Be Cast Below
( collage, ink and acrylic )

That is the conclusion of Book III.

Michelle O.

" Michelle O. "
Lino cut
4 x 6 inches

I do not care what Michelle Obama is wearing. I do care that the position of the first lady is that of a glorified house wife and apparently fashion icon. Way to set an example! Ladies, we too, can parlay those degrees and careers into unpaid positions as the First Lady! If Michelle Obama really wants to make a difference, she'll demand a paycheck. Otherwise she's just riding the coat tails of her husband and that does nothing to empower women.

META

1.) To be Haunted (collage and mixed media)

2.) I would let your darkness invade me (collage and ink)

3.) Twinkle, Twinkle (collage and ink)

4.) This Light... (collage and acrylic)

Book III...

1.) Some times my heart gets in the way.
(collage and mixed media)

2.) A Sacrificial Offering
(collage and mixed media)

3.) Your Shade Lingers
(collage, ink and acrylic)

4.) ...At His Feet
(collage and mixed media)

META: Book III

1.) the Bee-sides
(collage, ink and charcoal)

2. Mother Mary
( collage and mixed media)

Every image evolved over the course of the year. While I was creating a new collage on a blank page, I was going forward or backward and adding and subtracting from pages. This book has been a very personal experience for me. It is very much a visual narrative and you can start anywhere in the book and land on a story. I am especially fond of Book III. I regard it as a love song made with scissors and glue.

Artist Book : META

1.)Songlines
(collage, ink and marker)


2.) I Think I'll Stay Awhile...
(collage, ink and acrylic)

Songlines, also called Dreaming tracks by Indigenous Australians, are an ancient cultural concept and motif perpetuated through oral lore and singing and other storytelling modalities such as dance and painting. Songlines are an intricate series of song cycles that identify landmarks and subtle tracking mechanisms for navigation. Each songline has a particular direction or vector, and walking the wrong way along a songline may be sacrilegious act, as at, for example, climbing up Uluru when the correct direction is down. For the Aborigine all land is sacred and alive. Their ancestors gave life in singing, gave them life through song, and dwell in the land still. The songs must be continually sung to keep the land "alive". In singing they preserve the land/story/dreaming of their ancestors, and recreate it in their oneness of past, present and future.

Artist Book : META

1.) PsychoPomp
(collage, ink and acrylic)

2.) Laws Will Be Broken
(collage, ink and acrylic)

3.) If You Lose Your Ship...
(collage and ink)

4.) Navigation
(collage, ink and acrylic)

META: Book II

1.) If There Is A Way To Find You...
( collage, ink, acrylic and marker)

2.) The Witching Hour
( collage, ink, acrylic and color pencil)

3.) Free Fall
( collage and ink )

4.) Some People Still Fear Large Bodies of Water.
( collage, ink and charcoal )

Artist Book

The conclusion of Meta: Book One...

1.) Gatekeeper
(collage, ink and acrylic)


2.) The Handle Is One of Us
(collage and ink)


3.) WITNESS
(collage)

Hand bound editions of my artist book are available in soft cover and hard cover. I'm a skilled bookbinder, so please contact me if you are interested in purchasing an edition of META or any of the books included in META.