writings
In these digital times where it feels like an onslaught upon the creative, it seems radical and rebellious to write freestyle. As a dyslexic person writing is a task, it has taken years of hard work to be able to trust my way, and I’m not willing to hand that over to a machine. Ironically here I am using cyberspace to explore and share grimy and clumsy expressions. The importance of going to book shops, museums and walks in the woods, connecting with others, and embracing the struggles within is needed more than ever.
I love digging into ideas, into history, into the esoteric; scratching the surface, trying to get beyond the obvious. It’s probably one of my favourite places to dwell, searching for the 'thin places’ between the sacred and profane, or delving into the roots of our past.
Finding patterns and connections has led over the years to an inquisitiveness towards indigenous teachings from around the world. Ancient teachings that help challenge previous perceptions, how to decipher the clues of our ancestors, that it is possible to listen to the earth, .
liminal - Imbolc & Brigid
I love thinking about the liminal, the space in the peripheral of perception, the point where ‘the veil is thin’. As I recently read about Brigid in ‘Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul’ by John Philip Newell, about how she represents the threshold, the liminal space, I felt a tug to write something about her and the ‘threshold.’
Dancing with the Shadows
The image of the girl dancing in the rubble with her shadows in juxtaposition to the labyrinth on the opposite page has morphed into its own piece of work. They began as two pages in the sketchbook, but then they looked like they worked together. The labyrinth is seen in Jungian teaching as part of the ‘shadow work’. The girl becoming part of the labyrinth story facing horrors and yet free in her spirit with a joyful dance. Dancing in the dark with the lights creating the shadows. To walk into the labyrinth is to surrender to its path.