Aesopus

To be strong does not mean to sprout muscles and flex. It means meeting one’s own numinosity without fleeing, actively living with the wild nature in one’s own way. It means to be able to learn, to be able to stand what we know. It means to stand and live.
— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Aesopus.
13.97” by 10.23” (35.5 cm by 26 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.


Wolf

I always believed I was a deer, but I’ve discovered I am a wolf.

Pope Innocent X.
13.97” by 10.23” (35.5 cm by 26 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.


The Discoverer

I am the Discoverer of Nature.
I am the Argonaut of true sensations.
I bring to the Universe a new Universe because I bring the Universe itself.
— Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa)

Atlas Series.

I. Atlantic Ocean.
Acrylic on Paper
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).

II. Indonesia.
Acrylic on Paper
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).


Iconography

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.
— Lennart Meri

Atlas Series.

I. Australia.
Acrylic on Paper
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).

II. Indian Ocean.
Acrylic on Paper
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).


Atlas Series

Maps have special meaning to me. They show me where I've been, and where I've yet to explore. They are the visual layout of a place, its veins and arteries. They are also a symbol, because one cannot really trace on paper what is made of life, movement, chaos and feeling. It is the same with art

The paintings I'll be sharing this week are part of a series I began several years ago, where I use the pages of an Atlas from the 1950’s as a canvas.


Shop Updates: New Jewelry

I just added 60 new jewelry pieces to my Etsy shop.

Every piece is one of a kind, if you no longer see the item you are looking for, it means it has already sold.


Burst into Bloom

I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories... water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.
— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

These pieces, and more, available this Sunday at 10 am CST in my online shop.


Queen Elizabeth on Horseback

I keep getting the Receptivity card from Osho’s Zen tarot:

The Queen of Water brings a time of unboundedness and gratitude for whatever life brings, without any expectations or demands. Neither duty or thought of merit or reward are important. Sensitivity, intuition and compassion are the qualities that shine forth now, dissolving all the obstacles that keep us separate from each other and from the whole. 

Queen Elizabeth of France on Horseback.
Acrylic on paper.
12” by 9.25” (30 cm by 23.5 cm).


Favorite Rings

I will add new jewelry to my online shop this Sunday at 10 am, CST. My favorite rings will be included!


Coming Soon

These are some of the pieces I will add to my Etsy shop at the end of the week.


Atlas Series

There are maps that lead us back to who we are. We collect the parts of a puzzle that was separated by time and distance and we recognize who we have always been.

The places we go to define us for a while, but the real map is the one within, the one that connects every aspect of ourselves. 

Rome.
Acrylic on paper.
10.62” by 12.79” (27 by 32.5 cm).
2018.


Mariana de Austria

How exciting it is to walk at night. I feel darkness envelop me, I am unseen. Like a hawk. A hunter. I experience the quality of darkness. It is a different dimension, a bizarre element.

Portrait of Mariana de Austria.
13.97” by 10.23” (35.5 cm by 26 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.


Infanta Margarita Teresa

Today I realized that a belief I held as a six year old still guides my path: when people don’t love me the way I want them to, I leave. I thought it was a way to punish them, but I am the one who gets burnt.

Dear Life, let me be aware of the obstacles within me that block the flow of love and abundance. Help me relate to others more freely.

Infanta Margarita Teresa.
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 cm by 23.5 cm).


Temple

Dear Life, show me how to navigate the changing waters so that I flow with ease. Help me find stillness and comfort in my heart. Let me see beauty in all conditions.

I am you. You are me. We are one. 

Temple.
Acrylic on panel.
42.24” by 42.24” (120 cm by 120 cm)


Portrait of Maria Anna

The woman behind the mask.


Portrait of Maria Anna.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 cm by 23.5 cm).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.