Keeper of My Heart

For me this piece is about love, life, death, and sacrifice.

The stag is frequently associated with fertility.

The rib cage I see as a protective shield for the heart which is symbolized as an acorn. In reading the Poetic Eddas there was an explanatory note which declared that the word which was used for heart literally translates into “Mood-Acorn” I was rather struck with that phrase, and loved that as a description for the heart. Acorns also symbolize
growth, life, and rebirth.

The runic symbol Algiz is a powerful rune for protection, and according to some the shape of Algiz was inspired by the antlers of a stag so I saw it as a mirror reelection representing the concept of”  As Above So Below”

 

Steampunk Butterfly Wind Chimes

These are my Stempunk inspired wind chimes.

The base is a brass butterfly hinge and the chimes are made up of clock gears of which I got from dissembling an old clock (which proved to be a more challenging task than I would have thought) and antique keys as well as a couple of actual chimes.

If interested they are currently available for sale on my brand new etsy shop which can be found here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254380470/steampunk-butterfly-chimes?ref=shop_home_active_1

 

 

 

 

 

Edge of Madness

After the tragic mass shooting in Oregon the topic of Mental health has been brought up a lot, and how poorly it is really addressed in the U.S. and the stigma which still persists against mental health issues. Because of some of the struggles I have had with depression, anxiety, emotional trauma I was inspired to create my own representation of mental illness.  I see this as a self-portrait of the inside of my mind. All of the images our symbolic on multiple different levels.

*The images I used to create this piece are courtesy of Deviant Art stock artists. I do not claim ownership or rights over the original images used.  Credits to the stock artists can be found on me DA page: Edge of Madness

Vampyre Culicivora

I was inspired to create this from the so called Vampire Spider (Evarcha culicivora) a species of jumping spider native to Kenya. They are so named because they feed primarily on mosquitoes for the blood. For anyone who might be freaked out by a blood drinking spider, they do not in fact drink blood from people, they do not have the capability of piercing human skin and into your veins.

 

Orange in the Snow

I am pretty happy with how this one came out.

It was inspired by this line in a book I am reading:

“But now I needed food. Something with color. I dreamed of orange juice. The orange radiance of it, its impertinence against the dim, gray sky.”

The image of the bright orange color against a background of white jumped into my mind.

 

Love Entwined with Life

This is a personal representation of the Celtic Tree of Life

The heart symbolizes my love. My True Mate and I share a close connection with the Tree of Life and it represents our connection to each other and to the tree. And how everything is interwoven or love for each other, nature, and our spirituality.

 

Sunrise at Midnight

  

The Birthday

This was inspired by My Love, it was his birthday and he was smoking his cigar standing under a tree when it started to rain. There was something almost poetic about that moment to me. 
  

Spiral Collection

I really got into making these spiral/tribal like designs. I really like how they came out. They are done in pointillism which is a way of making a picture with the use of making tiny dots.

The Egret Tree

This is part of a collection of semi-abstract landscapes/nature scenes  I have been painting lately. It is a very minimalist representation of different nature scenes which focuses predominately on color. 

During the spring break for Easter we took a trip up to Bodega Bay and on the way, there was this tree in this marshy field, and the tree was filled with a flock of egrets. It was more egrets then I have ever seen before gathered in one place. It was very cool looking so I wanted to paint, the idea of that scene.