Through art making my soul is deeply fed. The practice is my prayer, my meditation. It is where I feel at peace with the world and occasionally glimpse a taste of eternity.
At this time my work is most informed by Journey work, Shamanism, Psychology, Astrology, Dreams, the Tarot and Nature. Here is a sampling of some of my artwork.
At this time my work is most informed by Journey work, Shamanism, Psychology, Astrology, Dreams, the Tarot and Nature. Here is a sampling of some of my artwork.
Thank you for looking.
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Viriditas - the greening of the world, paying homage to Hildegard Von Bingen
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"The Darkest Part of the Forest"
“You enter the forest
at the darkest point,
where there is no path.
Where there is a way or path,
it is someone else's path.
You are not on your own path.
If you follow someone else's way,
you are not going to realize
your potential.”
at the darkest point,
where there is no path.
Where there is a way or path,
it is someone else's path.
You are not on your own path.
If you follow someone else's way,
you are not going to realize
your potential.”
- Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on his life and work
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"Evolution/ thinking process"
This painting came through while I was exploring the Mercury archetype
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"Grail" oil on canvas-
"When the wisdom of the sky meets with the wisdom of the earth and is braided through the human heart we will have a rainbow people" Angeles Arrien
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"Alchemical birds"
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Mural painting half white half black #1 Double Raven
Ive been creating a large scale mural, in panels, each panel connects to the next. The images come to me in during night dreams, drum journeys, mythology/ fairytales and experiences out in nature.
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"Sedna" - Mural painting half white half black #2 (left side)
Dream excerpt: “There is a very large snake with brown white black bands. It is coming towards me. (It is fall and there are leaves on the ground I’m standing next to a leaf filled ditch) I dodge the snake to get out of its way, It changes course and comes toward me. I move again and it comes toward me a 3rd time. Dodging it again I “jump in the ditch” and lay down in the leaves. The snake comes for me and crosses my body 3 times. My heart beats fast along with the sound of the snake’s rattle. The snake leaves. I lay as still as possible listening to hear if the snake will return. – I awake to my heart beating and the sound of the snake’s rattle in my ears.”
Drum journey excerpt : “thought about weaving, it occurs to me something is already on the loom, think of small loom instead, I am weaving with flesh, weaving with blood, a string is being pulled from my body beginning from the feet, I am pulling out my veins and weaving half a shirt for the upper left side of my body, for my left hand, chest and heart.”
"Mandorla" Mural painting half white half black #3 (right side)
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Image of me with the first 4 panels
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The only picture of the panels all together before we moved back to the east coast. The one on the far right is now complete and called Alchemical birds.
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"Fool Emperor"
Tarot Card commissioned by a dear friend to reperesnt her lifetime personality/ soul card. Image created from a combination of biographical details, specific symbols associated with the archetype and anything else that found its way in. The fool as the explorer of consciousness.
Tarot Card commissioned by a dear friend to reperesnt her lifetime personality/ soul card. Image created from a combination of biographical details, specific symbols associated with the archetype and anything else that found its way in. The fool as the explorer of consciousness.
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Self portrait as The Hermit, my personal life time/ soul card.
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Tarot Card portrait for a friend who asked me to paint her an image so that she could always remember who she really is. Her lifetime/ soul card is the Hermit and she is a writer, actress and life coach. I painted her as "Ther Star" who is "The Hermits" light.
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Rainbow Serpent Dream self portrait
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"Leaving California" A painting to make honorable closure after leaving Marin County Calfornia after living there for 14 years. The painting was inspired by a journey I experienced while attending a Autumnal exquinox ceremony with gifted teacher Jan Edl at the beautiful Green Gulch Farn and Zen Center.
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Remedios - The answer to burning out
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Ibis Dreaming - Journey painting made after Remedios
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Journey - Leaving the body behind, painted while on retreat at Cosm at the Visionary art intensive
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Giving birth to the self, Sun/ Neptune
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"Twins/ Saturn Moon and the Alchemical Birds"- musings on the Saturn Moon archetype touching on the relationship between the good mother to devouring mother, painted directly before larger "Alchemical Birds" image (see above)
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"The Sun and the heir"
The Egyptian goddess Nut. It is said that at evening time she swallows the sun and gives birth to it again come morning.
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"Into the depths, brush through the tangles"
Inspired by the myth of Sedna, where one must do the work of compassionately untangling her hair in order to gain favor and blessings.
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"Crowning"
Inspired by my recent opening to archetypal astrology and reading the work of Stan Grof on the birth/ death/ rebirth process. The crowning moment where we die to life in the womb, are born to this world and the light from the universe pours into us.
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“Rainbow Coyote Mask” 36″ x 12″ oil on board
Mirror back in a smile
again and again
Patient Coyote
Stepping on the tail I incessantly try to chase
Waiting for me to learn from this “Merry fool’s go round”
Again and again
Here we are together old friend, inside this pattern
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“Breech” 12″ x 36″ oil on board
Coming out backwards
The painful lesson rewards…
Rest-bed of clover
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"Early signs of Spring" - February early March
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Eat Your Heart Out (Dialogue)
Vulture says to me…
“Hold out your wings to the sunrise that is your life being created every day,
Let all that is bacterial and vulgar to your nature be cooked off and carried away
Like a street pavement mirage, heat rises
Use the sun and thermals to bring you up to the sky above, effortless,
Into spiral formation”
I pray, I ask…
“eat from my heart too
What is dead today, devour it for me
Let it’s ghost be my initiation
it’s me- morial be my initiation
all the fear, pride, mistrust
all that creates such dense plaque, not allowing the natural flow of life to move though
all that keeps my heart closed
help me sense the smell of death
that I may cradle and comfort the dying within
Let my body nourish the cycle,
So that I may live in my life fully,
to deliver myself at sunset.”
Vulture says to me…
“Hold out your wings to the sunrise that is your life being created every day,
Let all that is bacterial and vulgar to your nature be cooked off and carried away
Like a street pavement mirage, heat rises
Use the sun and thermals to bring you up to the sky above, effortless,
Into spiral formation”
I pray, I ask…
“eat from my heart too
What is dead today, devour it for me
Let it’s ghost be my initiation
it’s me- morial be my initiation
all the fear, pride, mistrust
all that creates such dense plaque, not allowing the natural flow of life to move though
all that keeps my heart closed
help me sense the smell of death
that I may cradle and comfort the dying within
Let my body nourish the cycle,
So that I may live in my life fully,
to deliver myself at sunset.”
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Journey painting - "When our hands touch we create" - upper world
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Spiral Spirit
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"Birthday"
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Leaving the middle word, journey painting
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"Tending the inner fire"
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"Uprooted"
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"FIre and water alchemy"
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Spider woman, pyrography on wood
This image is featured on the podcast Correlations by the really amazing Archetypal astroger Matthew Stelzner, you can find it here ...
http://correlationspodcast.blogspot.com
I also encourage you to check out Matthew's work further at his website here...
http://matthewstelzner.com
http://multidimensionalastrology.blogspot.com
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"Throat"