Winter Works (Series, 2022-2023)

This watercolor and gold leaf series explores the various symbols of of winter through the lense of mythology, psychology and alchemy.
inspired by the artists's will to learn from her depression while weaving an inner experience with the natural landscapes and seasons that surrounds us, this series delves into the wisdom of grief, heartbreak, conflict, sacrifice, symbolic death, transformation, love and regeneration.

“This series is an exploration of the wholeness and richness of the psychological, physiological, and symbolic experiences of winter, both within and around ourselves.
It honours the many lives and deaths, conflicts and dissolutions that our heart goes through during a seemingly still and slow time.
It honours the power that accumulates in the small dormant seeds that will eventually spring out. 
It honours a necessary patience, and the rewarding power of held tension, surrender, dissolution, and distillation. 
It is dedicated to the creative forces of love that move our truest self. 
It acknowledges the dark reality and complexity of our human soul, and its need and capacity to give and receive unconditional love. 
It is a grateful nod to the knowing that there are such things as healing and growth, no matter how infinitesimal; and that we can become the queens and kings bringing peaceful acceptance and coexistence to the conflicted war zones of our inner lands. 

My hope is that if we can be sovereign to our own souls, and good gardeners throughout the seasons of our heart, we will then treat one another and life in all its forms with the same love and respect.”