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The Presence of Crow
Crows (and ravens), like many creatures of air, land and water, have significance within many cultures. Their presence in my artwork tap into those meanings, and depending on the context, dial down into a particular cultural reference. Some of the historical meanings...
Landscapes to Alternate Dimensions
Door of Infinity, Framed Size: 25.5“ h x 49.25“ w, Encaustic & Mixed Media. For some years now, I’ve been creating multi-dimensional landscapes; at least that is one way I speak of them. What I mean is that, real-life images, sourced from photographs,...
Archetypal Bodies, Bees & Beyond Duality
Included in the Exhibition "Pollination: Bees and Buddies', is this artwork titled: Archetypal Bodies At first blush, you may ponder how this piece fits the theme… bee presence is minimal (can you find them?), and the relationship of the imagery to ‘Bees, Pollinators...
Who / What is the Floating Woman?
In 2016 I did a grouping of art works I named the ‘Ascension Series’. It was partially inspired by a photograph from an early 20th century theosophical text - a woman, perfectly horizontal, floating in space, save the back of her neck and ankles on the backs of 2...
What does ‘Spiral’ mean to you?
Have you ever been astonished by the gorgeous patterning of a nautilus shell, the swirling energy of a galaxy, or observed the visual patterning of fractals? If so, do you wonder why those spiraling movements are so intoxicating? Enervating? Essentially, the spiral is about movement – change through time and space.
The Cross – Tap into the Essence of Being Centered!
The cross is a well-known potent symbol, variants of which exist in most cultures under some form or another. It has been around as petroglyphs from the Upper Paleolithic and Iron Ages. Speculation is that they were astronomical / cosmological symbols, evolving from...
The Point of a Triangle? Is of Big Relevance (it changed my life…)
The Triangle as a Cross Cultural Symbol in Art & Life. A triangle may seem like a relatively obtuse and boring subject to consider, but o’contraire! I have a personal traumatic event to share about the triangle, and in an obscure way, it dramatizes the inherent...
The Square – Why it Matters! (It’s an inside joke);
Part 2 of the Series Titled: 5 Cross Cultural Symbols for Integration Across Space & Time The square is the symbol of Earth – it is stable, solid, secure. The 4 corners translate into the foundational supports of a table, chair, house…) and as Earth – is symbolic...
5 Cross Cultural Symbols for Integration Across Space & Time
The circle, square, triangle, cross and spiral have existed in the symbolic lexicon of humans since our ancestors began recording their presence on rocks in the landscape. They appear cross culturally in art, language (visual & text) and in architecture. ...
The Elements in Life and Art: AIR
The essence of the Air Element is Thoughts, Beliefs and thus Personal Reality / Truth... What is your Truth? Is it static? What reality are you living? Are you willing to shift/change your beliefs? Do you understand it it up to you? Understanding that what we...