Every culture from the Egyptians to the Mayans to the American Indians to the Bedouins created bestiaries that enabled them to express their relationship with nature. Ashes and Snow is a 21st-century bestiary filled with species from around the world. Nature’s orchestra includes not just Homo sapiens but elephants, whales, manatees, eagles, cheetahs, orangutans, and many others.

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The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing bec... by Gregory Colbert

The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.

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Is it only humans that look up with wonder at the stars and the v... by Gregory Colbert

Is it only humans that look up with wonder at the stars and the vastness of the universe?

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We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal.

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I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alche... by Gregory Colbert

I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share.

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alchemy share want

The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep watch over us.

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stars eye sleep

Feather to fire,fire to blood by Gregory Colbert

Feather to fire,fire to blood

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Letter 1 by Gregory Colbert

Letter 1

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When I started Ashes and Snow in 1992, I set out to explore the relationship between man and animals from the inside out. In discovering the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards restoring the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals.

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animal men people

If you look at Paleolithic cave paintings, you see how people were depicted inside nature, not outside it. It was a kind of dream time. That's what I'm exploring.

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cave-paintings dream people

I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can te... by Gregory Colbert

I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own.

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My imagination has always been inspired by nature’s vision by Gregory Colbert

My imagination has always been inspired by nature’s vision

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When I started Ashes and Snow in 1992, I set out to explore the relationship between man and animals from the inside out.

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