Come to the well
15”x30”
Acrylic on canvas 2022
Dedicated to Imbolc. February 1st
Brigid: She was the great mother goddess of Ireland, symbolizing the heart and mind fires of creativity, the fires of the forge and hearth, the holy waters of the wellsprings, and coming of spring season observed in imbolc~ Imbolc is a time of re-dedication and purification. In between winter and spring just when winters is at its coldest, supplies get limited, and through the dark nights of thick snow~ Brighid’s conversations are still whispered through the oak trees and through the fire that ignites the passion of hope, endurance and purpose. As an alchemists She turns Water into Fire ~ Winter into Spring, the bitterness to sweet.
Her message is to live a life of art. Embracing the journey, not the destination. Enjoying the working of the work and not just the result of the work.
Historically (roughly): People came all over to learn her skills of blacksmithing, and learn her healing remedies. She was also known as a milk maid, a midwife, and healer. Her main significance was working as a blacksmith using the secrets of fire and the right tools is how she helps us see that we can truly bend and weld what we intend and mold and shape our destiny. She’s the spark of hope, like the first glimpse of spring. And then there is history that she was converted into the church and became Saint Brigid. There was a number of traditions where Imbolc was adopted and turned into Candle-mass and other Irish holidays that land on February 2nd, also groundhogs day (which is a whole other story related to her as well! ) It’s known that she gave her life as a celibate to focus on the work of caring for the poor and needy for the rest of her years.
Her symbols
* Brigid’s straw cross: It became ceremony for her cross to Be above doors of homes. To protect the home from fire and bad spirits.
* Cow and sheep: She was a milk made, and milk represents the nourishment of life. The sheep stands also for purification. The cow stands for loyalty and strength.
* Herbs and flowers:Iris/holly/wheat/seeds/Heather/Rowan/snowdrops/pumpkin/Angelica/basil/blackberry/tulsi/Rosemary: These are the selection of herbs that are symbolic to her specifically. But they also represent her apothecary and herbalism that she would make in her cauldron.
* Oak trees: Strength, protection, wisdom, patience and endurance.
* Fire: She holds the fire near her heart, it is the Hearth Fire that kindles, warming flame, Symbolizing transformation and welding, using our tools to , Forging the fire. Poetry, art and creativity.
* Stain glass window: This signifies her sainthood and conversion to the church, she stands in front of it as her true self.
* Well : I learned that she is the well. This ever deep well in mother earth that gives Her triple goddess blessing of mother lover and crone. She offers her waters as a cleansing and purification that takes place from the inside out. The holy water
* The sun/moon/snow winter/spring : This just represents the point in between Winter in spring. Also behind her is the snow and dark nights and in front of her is the warming son of spring that melts the snow making water into fire.
15”x30”
Acrylic on canvas 2022
Dedicated to Imbolc. February 1st
Brigid: She was the great mother goddess of Ireland, symbolizing the heart and mind fires of creativity, the fires of the forge and hearth, the holy waters of the wellsprings, and coming of spring season observed in imbolc~ Imbolc is a time of re-dedication and purification. In between winter and spring just when winters is at its coldest, supplies get limited, and through the dark nights of thick snow~ Brighid’s conversations are still whispered through the oak trees and through the fire that ignites the passion of hope, endurance and purpose. As an alchemists She turns Water into Fire ~ Winter into Spring, the bitterness to sweet.
Her message is to live a life of art. Embracing the journey, not the destination. Enjoying the working of the work and not just the result of the work.
Historically (roughly): People came all over to learn her skills of blacksmithing, and learn her healing remedies. She was also known as a milk maid, a midwife, and healer. Her main significance was working as a blacksmith using the secrets of fire and the right tools is how she helps us see that we can truly bend and weld what we intend and mold and shape our destiny. She’s the spark of hope, like the first glimpse of spring. And then there is history that she was converted into the church and became Saint Brigid. There was a number of traditions where Imbolc was adopted and turned into Candle-mass and other Irish holidays that land on February 2nd, also groundhogs day (which is a whole other story related to her as well! ) It’s known that she gave her life as a celibate to focus on the work of caring for the poor and needy for the rest of her years.
Her symbols
* Brigid’s straw cross: It became ceremony for her cross to Be above doors of homes. To protect the home from fire and bad spirits.
* Cow and sheep: She was a milk made, and milk represents the nourishment of life. The sheep stands also for purification. The cow stands for loyalty and strength.
* Herbs and flowers:Iris/holly/wheat/seeds/Heather/Rowan/snowdrops/pumpkin/Angelica/basil/blackberry/tulsi/Rosemary: These are the selection of herbs that are symbolic to her specifically. But they also represent her apothecary and herbalism that she would make in her cauldron.
* Oak trees: Strength, protection, wisdom, patience and endurance.
* Fire: She holds the fire near her heart, it is the Hearth Fire that kindles, warming flame, Symbolizing transformation and welding, using our tools to , Forging the fire. Poetry, art and creativity.
* Stain glass window: This signifies her sainthood and conversion to the church, she stands in front of it as her true self.
* Well : I learned that she is the well. This ever deep well in mother earth that gives Her triple goddess blessing of mother lover and crone. She offers her waters as a cleansing and purification that takes place from the inside out. The holy water
* The sun/moon/snow winter/spring : This just represents the point in between Winter in spring. Also behind her is the snow and dark nights and in front of her is the warming son of spring that melts the snow making water into fire.
15”x30”
Acrylic on canvas 2022
Dedicated to Imbolc. February 1st
Brigid: She was the great mother goddess of Ireland, symbolizing the heart and mind fires of creativity, the fires of the forge and hearth, the holy waters of the wellsprings, and coming of spring season observed in imbolc~ Imbolc is a time of re-dedication and purification. In between winter and spring just when winters is at its coldest, supplies get limited, and through the dark nights of thick snow~ Brighid’s conversations are still whispered through the oak trees and through the fire that ignites the passion of hope, endurance and purpose. As an alchemists She turns Water into Fire ~ Winter into Spring, the bitterness to sweet.
Her message is to live a life of art. Embracing the journey, not the destination. Enjoying the working of the work and not just the result of the work.
Historically (roughly): People came all over to learn her skills of blacksmithing, and learn her healing remedies. She was also known as a milk maid, a midwife, and healer. Her main significance was working as a blacksmith using the secrets of fire and the right tools is how she helps us see that we can truly bend and weld what we intend and mold and shape our destiny. She’s the spark of hope, like the first glimpse of spring. And then there is history that she was converted into the church and became Saint Brigid. There was a number of traditions where Imbolc was adopted and turned into Candle-mass and other Irish holidays that land on February 2nd, also groundhogs day (which is a whole other story related to her as well! ) It’s known that she gave her life as a celibate to focus on the work of caring for the poor and needy for the rest of her years.
Her symbols
* Brigid’s straw cross: It became ceremony for her cross to Be above doors of homes. To protect the home from fire and bad spirits.
* Cow and sheep: She was a milk made, and milk represents the nourishment of life. The sheep stands also for purification. The cow stands for loyalty and strength.
* Herbs and flowers:Iris/holly/wheat/seeds/Heather/Rowan/snowdrops/pumpkin/Angelica/basil/blackberry/tulsi/Rosemary: These are the selection of herbs that are symbolic to her specifically. But they also represent her apothecary and herbalism that she would make in her cauldron.
* Oak trees: Strength, protection, wisdom, patience and endurance.
* Fire: She holds the fire near her heart, it is the Hearth Fire that kindles, warming flame, Symbolizing transformation and welding, using our tools to , Forging the fire. Poetry, art and creativity.
* Stain glass window: This signifies her sainthood and conversion to the church, she stands in front of it as her true self.
* Well : I learned that she is the well. This ever deep well in mother earth that gives Her triple goddess blessing of mother lover and crone. She offers her waters as a cleansing and purification that takes place from the inside out. The holy water
* The sun/moon/snow winter/spring : This just represents the point in between Winter in spring. Also behind her is the snow and dark nights and in front of her is the warming son of spring that melts the snow making water into fire.