SACRED SERIES

I had read all the books, practiced yoga and meditation and earned a masters degree in spiritual psychology, but it has been my work with the shamanic plant medicines of the Amazon Rainforest that has taken me on the often arduous, awe inspiring and life changing journey of profound healing and growth and to the latent talent as a painter that may never have been realized. Words cannot express my gratitude to the indigenous people of the Amazon for being the protectors and caretakers of this ancestral wisdom and for their willingness to share it in hopes of bringing healing to humanity and Mother Earth.

The Sacred Series is inspired by my experiences working with these medicines and is a testament to their power to unlock the creative potential within us. My meticulous oil paintings contain hundreds of hours of work and take many months to complete. I aim to breathe life into my work building layer upon layer to create depth, translucence and an ethereal luminosity that eventually seems to emanate from within.

Utilizing symbols from traditional Amazonian art and plant medicine culture I seek to convey something of the transcendental nature of consciousness. Traditional Shipibo designs known as “kené” are prominent in this series. They are the physical representation of the “icaros,” or medicine songs, sung by the shaman. Pulsating with vibrant energy they transmit profound truths about the interconnectedness of all things and the divinity woven through creation unifying humanity, nature and the heavens. 

I believe that art can be a catalyst for personal and global transformation, serving as a bridge between cultures and an intermediary between realms, reminding us of our sacred connection with Mother Earth and our divine place in the cosmos.