About this project

Unless we have a last minute miracle, we won't make our goal. However, we are continuing on with the project! Time With Leonard will be written no matter what, it just might take a little longer than we had hoped.

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Thank you all so much for your support. We had over 40 pledges and that means a lot to us. Please keep us in your prayers and keep an eye on Leonard's Facebook page!

Time With Leonard tells the story of Leonard Knight's life while creating Salvation Mountain including deeply moving experiences with visitors by day and being robbed by local residents by night.

We'll explore the conclusions Leonard has reached as the result of his very unique relationship with God and over a million conversations with believers, non-believers and random travelers. Leonard shares his experience of 28 years of contemplation while engaged in back-breaking hard labor in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, one of the hottest places in North America.

Time With Leonard is also about my own experiences with the man, the insights I have gained and my own conclusions. Personal stories of love and inspiration along with jealousy and sabotage help to define the complexity of life with a man whose favorite slogan is, keep it simple.

On the first day of October, 2009, I arrived at Salvation Mountain and met Leonard for perhaps the 15th time. He didn't remember me, but he welcomed me like an old friend. Anyone who has ever met Leonard Knight feels a personal connection to him. Leonard is a very rare soul who represents love, beauty and art with every breath. He makes everyone feel welcomed and cared for with his broad smile and words full of joy.

As of this writing, I have been Leonard Knight's daily companion and assistant for nearly 2 years. Being the first person to spend so much consecutive time with Leonard since his arrival at the site where he would create Salvation Mountain, I have a unique and unexpected perspective on the life he has led, the message he has given and the conclusions he has reached while creating the most impressive body of Visionary Art ever.

There will also be an accompanying website featuring collected links, video, photography, and personal stories not included in the book. The site will include discussion forums, live chat sessions with the author and Leonard (health permitting).

This project represents unparallelled access to one of the world's leading, living artists. We hope that you will support this effort and, by doing so, help Leonard spread his message of Love everywhere to a world that needs it more than ever.