 Animism is the way humanity has been deeply connected to the land and its seasonal cycles for millennia, in rapport and conversation with the animals, plants, elements, Ancestors and earth spirits. The opposite of animism is the "cult of the individual" so celebrated in modern society, and the loss of the animist worldview is at the root of our spiritual disconnect and looming ecological crisis. Human beings are just one strand woven into the complex systems of Earth Community, and the animistic perspective is fundamental to the paradigm shift, and the recovery of our own ancestral wisdom.   The Original Art:   The Original Art:   The Original Art:   The Original Art:   The Original Art: This earth abstract evokes the perennial growth and joy found in the archaic symbols of ancient lands. Using watermedia and conte, "Earth Song" is a Reves paper print pulled from a collograph plate that is layered with textiles, polymer, gesso and spontaneous drawing with acrylic medium.
  The Original Art:  The Original Art: Ancient navigation routes and star patterns are marked in ephemeral landscapes of savanna, woodland and sand, or etched in more permanent ecotones of earth and stone. "Messages in Tracks & Trails" was created with collograph and linocut prints, watermedia and collaged papers.
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