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Fate's Ferryman
The sgraffito method used to create the images in this series is a surrender to the creative process. This image started as an oil pastel that was then completely covered in black tempera paint, with the hopes that it would reemerge with more character. Through scratching into the shadowy blackness, I reveal the oil pastel below. In this way textures, details, and a more complex image evolves. This process is symbolically meaningful to me and makes the work more potent. It represents the beauty that is found once we have accepted our own discovery process.
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Moths have always been a harbinger of Fate for me. They have appeared in my life and interacted with me at moments before great transformation. I’ve had one fly out of my pillowcase, land on my knee, and batter against my window with powerful energy that could not be ignored. These interactions have always been followed with intense shifts. How symbolic that these night butterflies move towards the light surrounded by the mystery of the dark.
This image came from a meditation on that harbinger energy. This moth-like figure arrives in a boat, navigating the energetic waves. He invites us to hop in and align with the energy destined for us. We must accept the ride without knowing where we may be going, how long it will take to get there or what we may encounter on the trip.
