Traveled from Berlin, Germany
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
Author: Ashley Nicole Lombardo
“I grew up in a small surfer town with reggae and country roots, but I traveled to L.A. for my first festival, Hard Summer Fest, in 2012. Since then I’ve been to more than 20 music festivals and counting. The exposure to music, art and dance in a judgment-free atmosphere inspires you to bring positive energy back into your everyday life. Music definitely brings people together, but it’s festivals that create lasting communities.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from Portland, Oregon
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“I started blowing glass in 1996. So, 21 years ago when I came off the Grateful Dead tour. I had an option to blow glass instead of going to prison. I had my own store, and his mother blew glass, too. It was a way for us to raise our children. I’ve taught hundreds of people. I’m teaching my son now, and I think he’s going to be really good at it.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from Ukiah, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“I’ve actually just started opening my heart—open to receiving love. Because I am finally loving myself. It’s really important who I’m picking to have in my life. That way, I can absorb love and give love. It’s a symbiotic relationship. And now that I receive love, not to become too attached. To flow.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Luis Obispo, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“We were really good festival buddies, we used to go on road trips all the time. When he passed away, I asked his aunt for some of his ashes. She said, ‘Yes, as long as you promise to keep his spirit alive.’ He goes on every adventure with me.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Luis Obispo, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“Coming to festivals makes me feel good about what I’m doing with my life, because the people you surround yourself with are a reflection of you. I’m surrounded by amazing people. Perhaps I’m pretty amazing, too.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Francisco, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“I’m here to prototype a new medium for creating a shared direct experience. It’s a combination of Android Jones artwork and live visuals, synched with 3D sound, and a style of performance. It’s an identity reflection tool. It slows down time through movement, and it enters into different archetypes very fluidly. All the unsaids, unfelts, and unheards get processed in the same way. It’s a collective catharsis.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Francisco, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“The power of crystal love.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from Shelton, Washington
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“You should wear what makes you feel good. You’re not wearing it for anybody else. You’re wearing it to express yourself in a way that makes you feel beautiful.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Diego, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
“I’m a producer and a DJ. I work with everything from deep house, to moombahton, to hardstyle, psytrance, jungle terror and latin tech house. I make sure each genre is very funky. I’ve been a dancer my whole life. I started producing mixes for my dance team and other dance teams. If I can’t dance to it, I’m not going to play it.”
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Traveled from San Diego, California
Oregon Eclipse Gathering 2017
Big Summit Prairie
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
Spirits of Sounds 