Below is another image
inspired by my experience in Ireland.
Epona and Macha are Celtic horse Goddesses who watch over the land, protecting its abundance and insuring
a good harvest. As protectors of nature, they grant sovereignty over the land
and are the goddesses of the stable, protecting all who work with horses. They
guide and protect.
Embedded deeper into the wax is the Inverurie Horses" symbol-a
design created by George Bain, inspired by a Pictish image of a horse he found
carved into a stone in Inverurie,
Scotland. It too
is thought to represent the three "Great Horse" goddesses of Celtic
mythology: "Epona" (Gaulish), "Macha" (Irish), and
"Rhiannon" Welsh.
voyager 2, encaustic on panel, 8x12in, 2012, available
Spirals
represent the journey of soul from the sacred vortex uncoiling outward to fill
the universe, then returning to the balanced center. Spirals are a natural
pattern found in wind and water currents, trees, shells, and seeds and express
the unfolding of the earth’s energies and the expansion of the universe.
Throughout the layering
process I intermittently added powdered aluminum pigment and although the digital
image does not show, light moves continuously through the work.
