Alex Grey and CoSM

Sunday Dylan and Sarah and Kevin all left early, and I continued to sleep in. When I woke up I got to work cleaning up camp and packing everything up, and I was out of Bisco around 11. I got on the road to Alex Grey's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) and stopped along the way to get directions. Once I got there, I had just pulled in on the gravel road when I got a flat tire. I limped on down the shoulder on the rim and parked the trailer and went into CoSM. CoSM is an amazing place, 40 acres of beauty. There are 6 buildings on the property, and the one we were in was the biggest. The day started with the Nadis Warriors playing a set, and having D.V.S.* sit in on mandolin again. They played an AMAZING set, one of the best I've seen from them, and it was because of all the great energy at CoSM. Their music is available for free download on their site, and the recordings of their shows from the weekend will be on their facebook page. After they were done playing the 30 or so people that were there went into another room where Alex and Allyson Grey gave a presentation about art. It was like a 2 hour long art history lesson from one of the greatest living artists. He explained how he believes that art is spiritual, and creative expression is the highest way to honor god. He also explained his plans for the chapel he is trying to build on the land which will include altars to each of the wisdom traditions. After his presentation was done he sat around and we got to talk to him one on one for a while before heading out onto the grounds for a tour. The grounds were beautiful, and if you are ever in the area it is worth checking out even if there isn't an event going on. By the time we were done walking around it was almost dark, so Alex and Allyson bid us goodbye and went up to their house for dinner and sleep. I then set about taking the flat tire off the trailer and one of the staff at CoSM was very helpful and got me a floor jack to help lift the trailer. I then left and found a parking lot to sleep in and made some dinner and read until I fell asleep. Sometime in the night I must have accidently hit the hazard lights, and around 3am a policeman knocked on my window to make sure I was alright. After explaining my situation and giving him my drivers license he told me to have a good night and left. This morning I woke up and found a place to take the tire and dropped it off. I am now waiting in Burger King until 3 when I can go pick up the tire. After that I am going to find somewhere to stay for the week until Furthur in Bethel on Saturday