How does one express the inexpressible? Shawn Nevins writes poems. Bob Fergeson takes pictures. Images of Essence is the profound and beautiful result of their collaboration. The conversational zen of Nevins' poems seems so effortless it almost masks his subtle mastery of craft. He speaks from stillness and invites us to join him. His words are graceful gestures that do not get in the way. Fergeson's photographs are their perfect companions, at once both intimate and infinite, each a visual meditation. Haunting, evocative, they call us to something deep and familiar. Together, these words and images echo and amplify each other, creating a work that is greater even than the sum of its parts-a work that artfully anticipates our most basic questions of self and God, and relentlessly whispers the ancient answer: Go within. "It's like Rumi with a Nikon." - Dr. Ron Masa