We are individuals who aspire to work through art to realise our calling or life purpose. We come from varied backgrounds and meet on this common ground of the sacred space.
Pomegranate welcomes other aspiring artists who wish to work with us to investigate the possibility of
collaborating in this work.
Presently we are:
Pupak Haghighi-Brinch
Born in Iran in 1968 in a family of artists. My father was a Persian poet, my mother a Japanese painter. Somehow it was given to me from early on in life to want to embody poetry in visual images.
The foundation for wanting to create pomegranate as a company of artists was created in me from youth as I grew up with exquisite Persian poetry and painting classes with a beloved teacher from the lineage of Kyoto master painters.
At 12 I witnessed the Iranian revolution. At 13, the Iran-Iraq war broke out in 1980. In 1984 I left Iran with my family to re-settle in Japan. In 1987 I enrolled in a Japanese university to study physics. In 1988 my passion for metaphysics was rekindled by my discovery of ‘the Law of One’ and the ‘Ra Material.’
When I saw a poster in 1989 about a ‘global studies programme’ to study peace and conflict resolution around the world, I jumped to it. I knew that this adventure was for me. Luckily I could join this programme. A brain-child of Johan Galtung, the Norwegian recepient of the Right Livelihood Award, this was an ambitious programme designed in partnership with Witten-Herdecke Universitat in Germany and University of Hawaii. Together with 31 comrades we travelled the world, experiencing the roots and brutalities of war. I was earnestly seeking peace, and to some measure found answers at the Gandhi Institute in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The experience of this journey was profound on my soul and psyche. At 21 I was given the opportunity to witness and experience the world in such an intimate setting. I also received the deepest wounds in my soul … wounds of war and humanity. 16 years after this experience, I realise the formative influence this journey has had on me. My search for healing has its roots in experiencing the wounds of war, personal tragedies, and a heart that smiles to the world, knowing that god has made this world good.
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My parents as a young couple in Tokyo, 1964. My father’s poetry can be found for the Persian readers at:
Natasha Crawford
Natasha was born in Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia in 1964. Moving to England with her parents and elder sister in 1971 she spent the rest of her childhood in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
She trained as a classical ballet dancer, completing her studies at the Northern Ballet School, Manchester in 1984. Her professional career began in Israel where she performed with the Israel Ballet, Tel Aviv. She joined Vienna Festival Ballet in 1987 and toured Europe extensively. She also performed with Northern Ballet Theatre and Ballet Creations. She married in 1997. Natasha completed a BA. Hons Degree in Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts at Guildhall, London in 1998 and worked on placement at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the Hat and Jewellery Department. She now has two daughters and lives with her family in Forest Row, East Sussex.
Her love of movement, nature and sculpture has inspired her to create many pieces and now in collaboration with Ensouled Glass she is exploring the beauty of power of glass. She hopes to infuse her work with a spirit and energy that echoes her passion for life
Natasha’s previous work