https://www.danrhema.com/work daily 1.0 2020-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579363732344-5W7K9QERMFVAUYMI1F17/Self+Portrait+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg The Story Dan Rhema arrived at the hospital with his brain on fire. The three strains of dengue fever that he contracted in Mexico had morphed into the deadly combination of meningoencephalitis – both his brain and his spinal fluid were infected. That evening, as the doctors fought to save his life, Dan left his body and began an unexpected journey to the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579726261634-RSDGCST8VS1DWDL5WUXL/Fever+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg The Story One week later, he was released from the hospital, just not as the Dan Rhema who had entered. The near-death experience and the damage to his brain left him with gaping holes in his memory and a loss of his identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579365087291-JDE02E724XUZFDWIHXUG/Awaiting+The+Dawn+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg The Story Dan spent much of the next three years asleep. Otherworldly visual images flowed out of his dreams. During his waking hours, a creative compulsion took over his life. He began to sculpt and paint the visions he encountered in the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579365236873-LDHQY1TQQW5IPU2UU9EH/First+Man+First+Woman+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg The Story Dan had two choices: to continue hoping that, one day, he would regain his lost memories and his old life, or to embrace the newfound creativity and follow it wherever it would lead. He chose to begin anew and follow the mystical healing journey of his dreams. https://www.danrhema.com/i-close-my-eyes-to-see daily 0.75 2020-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579366074070-ZXRHTJD5WRFNXY1T3BRP/Crossing+Over+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg eBook This book is a real gift, unique and hard-won, that floats between reality and unreality; that celebrates the mystery of the future and the divinity of the present. -- Joy Corcoran, Chronically Inspired https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579365904316-UYI4W1MHDMT54NXTJ0NB/I+Close+My+Eyes+To+See+Bookcover.jpg eBook - Reviews For I Close My Eyes To See Death's pathway led him to worlds beyond this one, opening up realities quite impossible to describe. It's almost as if your heart can "taste" what he is saying. --P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D., author of Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of The Story, and The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579367312223-QE2D33H0FNC3OIFC8DQ6/Universal+Dancer+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg eBook ... a tale for our times as wondrous as it is utterly terrifying. -- Joe Henry, singer-songwriter and music producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579367204744-CZY0VVFAX6ZHCKDGWF1A/Continuum+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg eBook [Dan’s] art is primal. Viewers of his art, however, see their own faith reflected in it, whatever that faith may be. His work seems to transcend the barriers among religions. -- Valerie Hadden, Boston Pagan Examiner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579727911843-80W0UQ79XI1EVRGF1N3A/The+Third+Eye+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg eBook This is the impact Dan Rhema creates through his beautiful artwork that sends you into the spiritual world of infinity. ... look into the "eye" of every photo, it will take you to a place that reaches your own inner soul and beyond... -- Cindy Brennen, radio host of Help, Hope & Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579366656886-GR3YJEU8RC2AL0FWBMKW/Woman+with+Child+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg eBook Through his art, Dan succeeds in conveying the essence of his experience which words are inadequate to describe. ... it seems that Dan has tapped into the collective unconscious and brought his experience to life through his art. -- Dr. Penny Sartori, PHD, RGN, near-death experience researcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579366778709-WI851WZOWYTFYFBRZ8CU/Storyteller+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg eBook Dan's narrative is his art, spanning earth fire to infinite stars, mothers and fathers to searchers and beasts, light awaiting, light beyond. His art – his story – ought to be seen. Heard. Experienced. -- Mark Shepherd, senior lecturer, University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579366273272-3G6PHEWGRRIMOIYKU21R/Midwife+To+Creation+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg eBook ... in an attempt to explain – to himself and others – what had happened to him. It turned out art was his language as well as his healer. -- Jo Anne Triplett, LEO Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579366419577-ZKDIOI2K705EJSQMUJTP/Old+Soul+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpeg eBook Dan’s art leaps off the page as “soul speak” to the limbic system, communicating with the part of our primitive brain that understands in feelings and not with words. His story powerfully illustrates the Message of Creation from a thousand lifetimes. -- Marci Ann Calantonio, author and lecturer https://www.danrhema.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-17 https://www.danrhema.com/gallery-4 daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579450689054-Q18XFKHAA5E1EK90XIYX/Shaman+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpeg The Dreams SHAMAN H 31” W 23” D 4” Wood board, metal basket, wood fruit basket, glass coaster, drawer pulls, ashtray I believe that after my near-death experience my brain rewired itself through my sub-conscious and into the realm of primal experience – into the dawn of the Shaman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579369637911-FQYLFIRL7W9LAEDC9CL9/Self+Portrait+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting-2.jpg The Dreams - SELF PORTRAIT H 48” W 36” D 1” Acrylic on masonite I had two intense visions after my near-death experience. In the first, I was floating out in the universe. In the second vision, I was a primitive human running through a forest. This piece joins together the two visions into one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579726412025-81WKZYX7K0UR2XE8HST2/Fever+Visionary+Art+Sculpture-2.jpg The Dreams FEVER H 20” W 29” D 4” Wild thorn vines Fever was the first of my creations. As soon as I was able to leave the house, I went into a nearby woods and collected some wild thorn vines which I then wove into a sculpture representing the damage to my brain caused by the fever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579372988602-323LP1MLUJJ8D3EQCYYY/Awaiting+The+Dawn+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting-2.jpg The Dreams AWAITING THE DAWN H 36” W 24” D1” Acrylic on masonite One of the most difficult aspects of surviving trauma is the night. At night the subconscious rules, causing many survivors to relive the trauma again and again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579373156342-7H071RRISDBJS5NW9MXV/Crossing+Over+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg The Dreams CROSSING OVER H 26” W 17” D 2.5” Table top, door knob, drawer pulls There was a point in my near-death experience when a decision needed to be made; to surrender to the death process, to cross over, or to return. I chose to return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579373369324-R6WL2N7XXJY6YF1KI2SH/Welcome+Home+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg The Dreams WELCOME HOME H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Shamanic journeying to retrieve fragmented souls is a method of healing. This piece represents the returning Shaman welcoming home the missing soul parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579373571316-ZZWTGUMHA8E1ZIATCR9M/First+Man+First+Woman+Visionary+Art+Sculpture-2.jpg The Dreams FIRST MAN FIRST WOMAN H 36” W 20” D 15.5” Motor housing, hydraulic controller, foundry part, scrap steel H 36” W 16” D 9” Motor housing, serving spoon, foundry part, scrap steel A tribute to the most common element in all creation stories – the first man and the first woman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579728011261-5O7Y0DLOHXROJBAU4J8D/The+Third+Eye+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting-2.jpg The Dreams THE THIRD EYE H 24” W 36” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Ever since the fever, this image appears when I close my eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579373960080-HACEUZMXKKQLQ6PZONQI/Declining+Nude+copy.jpg The Dreams DECLINING NUDE H 40” W 58” D 16” Nail barrel, floor vent diverter, ashtray, table legs, stair balusters, brass andiron caps, cat’s eye reflectors, book, drawer pulls, faucet, trunk corner protector, eyeglasses, necklace parts, chicken wire The Declining Nude came from the overwhelming sense of loneliness I experienced as I continued in my recuperation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579374137779-N40WN4PP5ACUESKAUVPN/Baron+Samedi+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg The Dreams BARON SAMEDI H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Baron Samedi is the Voodoo loa (spirit) of sex and resurrection and can be found at the crossroad between the world of the living and the world of the dead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579733922390-NZ4U7T6XAJMD5GFI7EB0/Night+Visitor+copy.jpg The Dreams NIGHT VISITOR H 20” W 11” D 2” Copper flashing, rusted wire, cat’s eye reflector, door knob escutcheon, plumbing escutcheon, knot hole, key ring Night Visitor was the first of the masks that came to me in the night as a powerful dream. https://www.danrhema.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-01-18 https://www.danrhema.com/gallery-2 daily 0.75 2020-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579374813646-QRJPO60I0XEQ2QDQ4TCB/In+The+Beginning+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Paintings IN THE BEGINNING H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite From out of the void creation exploded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579378159529-LHW6WY8DVAC6Q3FSVDIZ/The+Journey+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings THE JOURNEY H 30.5” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite A Shamanic journey and a near-death experience share similar imagery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579378432504-9IVBGEMA34MEO97NOH7D/Tropic+Waterfall+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings TROPIC WATERFALL H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Some of my most intense dreams revolve around water – rivers, ponds and the ocean. But, I have only had a single dream about a waterfall flowing through a jungle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579726655642-H8XF9BVYZAARO1OAC9KE/Desert+Eclips+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings DESERT ECLIPSE H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite The circle is the most powerful reoccurring image in my dreams and art. The image sometimes manifests itself as an eclipse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579379601474-QT2AUFBLJHKQEY5DU46Z/Ring+of+Fire+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings RING OF FIRE H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite The vision of passing through fire is one of the more intense images that I try to capture in the art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579379741266-TKU8CNC2Y1CGCZCZGK1Z/Passageway+To+The+Lower+World+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Paintings PASSAGEWAY TO THE LOWER WORLD H 24” W 36” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Many Shaman enter into an altered state of consciousness by passing through an opening/portal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579380011257-5U0ZZ887338FHTI1F130/Bison+Mask+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Paintings BISON MASK H 24” W 16” D 1” Acrylic on masonite The first in a series of pieces examining the power of the relationship between animal masks and the universal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579380242095-I8GF1GSWWOVMI5QLQ3AU/Red+Way+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings THE RED WAY H 24” W 36” D 1” Acrylic on masonite In Native American spirituality, the red road is the path of harmony. The fever sent me on an unexpected journey and each night, I make my way along a dream path trying to find my way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579384060258-536RO4RZ7BMGJOQXUBQW/Panther+in+Moonlight+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Paintings PANTHER IN MOONLIGHT H 36” W 24” D 1” Acrylic on masonite I once crossed paths with a black panther in the wild. And since the fever, the panther has returned to me in my dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579384241776-7JISXY1C871O843HJC6R/Universal+Dancer+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting-2.jpg Paintings UNIVERSAL DANCER H 24” W 18” D1” Acrylic on masonite I had two powerful visions while I was recuperating in Tucson, Arizona. In my first vision, I was part of the universe; I could travel anywhere simply by thinking about it. Two nights later, I had my second vision. I was a primitive human running through a forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579384445173-DMXJ3XDFCLY6SXKLAIGC/Eclipse+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings ECLIPSE H 24” W 16” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Tecumseh was a powerful Native American prophet. He prophesied the 1806 eclipse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579384558990-E3T186ICZ979BN5UGH92/At+Play+In+The+Field+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpeg Paintings AT PLAY IN THE FIELD H 24” W 36” D 1” Acrylic on masonite From humankind's earliest times, our relationship with the animal world has shaped our worldview; our mythologies; our religions and our social institutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579384792832-UV9D90RZ8XP2DJAQLDRB/Dawn+Dancer+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Paintings DAWN DANCER H 24” W 16” D 1” Acrylic on masonite Universal horse greeting the dawn. https://www.danrhema.com/painting-gallery daily 0.75 2020-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579385273218-4B828GWAGTZSYY4NW3DB/The+Begining+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures THE BEGINNING H 84.5” W 73” D 22” Barn wood, balusters, motor housing, meat carving tray, glass ash trays, stove burner cover, lag bolts, serving dish. fan base and post Death may only be the beginning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579805794862-OC6TGHSQNWIAO0XB7MFZ/The+Vessel+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures THE VESSEL H 27” W 15” D 6” Lamp parts, mirror, fur stole, floor buffer, braided copper wire, metal grating, window weight chain, silver tray, castanet, cat’s eye reflector, copper wire, wood We act as vessels during different times in our lives. Such as a mother giving birth to a child or an artist bringing forth a new creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579725537421-BML8PYBU384VGA796C4V/Between+Two+Worlds+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpeg Sculptures BETWEEN TWO WORLDS H 50” W 10 3/4” D 4 1/2” Wood board, garden hand rakes, lamp chain, glass doorknob, faucet handles, candle holder, ash tray, candy dish, serving tray, serving platter During my near-death experience, when the bonds of this world were broken, the thought of my wife, Susan, and my children, brought me back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579576346810-YMLC2LDZXHD12PJM5TEG/50%27s+Paradise+Lost+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures 50’S PARADISE LOST H 12.5” W 15.5” D 1.5” Picture frame, keys, locks, carpenter’s rule, cat’s eye reflector, toy car, dart, rosary beads, desert rock, book covers, billiard game part Memories of my childhood that were not lost to the fever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579385959274-M1SB1MO33O4NQ8DNR5TC/Kenya+Remembered+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures KENYA REMEMBERED H 34” W 11” D 2.5” Nails, staples, toilet bowl bolts, machine bolts, thumb tacks, redwood deck board The brain infections caused memory loss, but every so often, I would have a vivid image return to me of an event in my past life . This piece recalled the time when I lived in Kenya, East Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579386250579-58OFFKUOHCH4OVK996SB/Old+Soul+Visionary+Art+Sculpture-2.jpeg Sculptures OLD SOUL H 18” W 14” D 4.5” Serving tray, large wood bowl, small wood bowl, wood door knob This piece represents the soul passing through a portal into another existence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579386694343-I53FMQXXWZFS1MT3UYP8/Woman+with+Child+Visionary+Art+Sculpture-2.jpg Sculptures WOMAN WITH CHILD H 25.5” W 15.5” D 4.5” Wooden box, wood board, serving dish, serving basket, ashtrays, draw pulls, menu holders The sensation of the unborn art within me is what I think it must feel like for a woman to carry a child – a separate being – within her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579387161177-DJTKAH8T78RGWS8Q8DYQ/Media+Star+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures MEDIA STAR H 17” W 17” D 8” Film canister, film spool, celluloid film, speaker part, plastic mesh, flash bulb reflector, candle holder, earring part, lamp part, bicycle lamp This piece was brought about by the stress that came with speaking about my near-death experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579387624183-GOWBPXPIU2TJ7C7CZEW9/Seat+of+the+Soul+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpeg Sculptures SEAT OF THE SOUL H 15” W 17” D 6” Wood chair seat, metal tray, wooden plant stand, metal bowl, brass bowl, glass doorknob Where does the soul reside? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579546366676-61XK002AIF3PCNKUJPV8/Kabbalah+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures KABBALAH H 17” W 16” D 2” Fuse box door, typeset blocks, typewriter keys Jewish mysticism is represented in this piece as the deciphering of letters into numbers to divine the word of God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579387971268-FZDD1UKBC6OIUEXRE3JN/Voodoo+Altar+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures VOODOO ALTAR H 21” W 24” D 10” Wood photo enlarger part, corpus, chains, photograph, brush, drawer pulls, toy car spring, punch bowl cup hooks, towel rack end cap, roller, lamp parts, earrings, key, buttons, toy dominoes, lock, nails, doll shoes, rocks, post card, barbecue utensil caps, candle holders, brooch, metal handle, african art, floor buffer, flower frog, spring, doll figures, cats eye reflector, skull, hand mirror, spoon, candle, medallion, shells, music box part, faucet handle, doll dress, toilet lid seat spacer, dice I visited a voodoo temple in New Orleans. The intensity of the temple’s visual presence affected my dream life for many months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579388197024-PKQWAL14N7CLK4Y732FN/Pressure+Point+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures PRESSURE POINT H 9.5” W 7” D 4” Candy box, lock, cat’s eye reflector, milagros, pressure gauge, keys This piece represents my ambivalence towards my visions and dreams and the resulting compulsion to create art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579388345795-K25OVG4T0BNR43V7TN15/Continuum+Visionary+Art+Sculpture-2.jpg Sculptures CONTINUUM H 31.5” W 11.5” D 2.5” Nails, staples, redwood deck wood There is a commonality of beliefs from Astarte tree worship to the Garden of Eden to the Crucifixion to the Restoration of the Tree of Life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579547644610-IIUANYD3YT09JICRYROA/The+Soul+of+a+Nation+Visionary+Art+Sculpture.jpg Sculptures THE SOUL OF A NATION H 26” W 30” D 4.5” Cabinet door, candy dish, metal grate This deconstructed piece was created in response to the September 11th trauma in New York. Sometimes it takes a traumatic experience for one to recognize the power of one’s soul. https://www.danrhema.com/resume daily 0.75 2020-01-19 https://www.danrhema.com/bio daily 0.75 2020-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e220a20494a530700bb2c2d/1579813586919-135EUBAGMFZQ8ASPZ4UX/The+Healing+Path+Visionary+Art+3D+Painting.jpg Bio