 There is an ancestral memory in all of us that, if given the opportunity, can renew our kinship to the Circle of all Life. Re-awakening ancient memories from our primeval past allows our consciousness to unite again in harmony with Mother Earth. Evoking our biophilia, reclaiming nature as a mystical mirror of ourselves, having spiritual adventures and experiences in green spaces - these are the blessings that can assist us in the rewilding of our souls.   The Original Art: With a palette of earth tones, fluid shapes and iconic symbols, "Dance of the Old Ones" depicts the timeless dance of tribal peoples from the past, present and future, and was created with watermedia, cut paper, collograph prints, hand-carved stamps, oil pastel, gold leaf and chine collé.   The Original Art: Shapeshifters and earth spirits encounter a wisdom teacher in this embossed paper tablet, and the colours of the desert were applied with gesso, ink, rubbed conte and clay pigments. The base for "Ancestral Spirits" was hand-carved from a soft rubber block, and cotton fibre was used for the embossed print edition.
  The Original Art: Created with great care and ceremony, and with the permission of the Elders and Earthkeepers of Kinomagewapkong ~ The Teaching Rocks , these carved plates are inlaid with conte, watermedia, pigments, fibres, sand, found objects, and particles of semi-precious stones. Each panel depicts a different group of petroglyphs, as interpreted by the artist. Access the complete essay by Pegi Eyers on the history, importance, oral tradition and magic of this sacred site. >LINK<   The Original Art: A handprint on the earthen wall, etched with the universal symbol of the flowing spiral, is a marker of sacred space and community for all who pass by. "Handprint on the Wall Above the Flame" was created with cut paper and monoprint collage, knotted cords, copper wire, stitching and clay beads.
  The Original Art: A piece of deer bone is topped with a turquoise stone, and is surrounded by a woven braid of sweetgrass and a border of richly-hued pigments. A sacred encounter in the wild is expressed in story and form, and is placed on a high-relief embossed background of molded cast paper, made from branches, stones, reeds, seeds and fibers. The original was created in a paper-making studio near an ancient trading route that crossed the land, in the time of the original peoples of Turtle Island.
  The Original Art: A small panel holds the symbols for the elements of land, sea and sky, and rests on a weaving of earthen fibres. With oblong spirals and flowing lines of clay, this small palimpsest could be a scroll or ancient book for recording the movements of the wind, waves, or other-than-human companions. "Ancient Spirit Modern Voice 1" was created with layers of watermedia, handmade paper, hand-carved stamps, fibres and card stock.
  The Original Art: The symbol of the body, as woven into the sacred spiral represents harmony and balance with the natural world. This human quest is timeless, and just as important today as in neolithic times. "Ancient Spirit Modern Voice 2" was created with layers of embossed gesso, watermedia, conte, earth from the Canadian Shield, handmade paper, fibres and card stock.
  The Original Art: With earth tones and textures, this playful dyptych embodies the joy of interconnectivity between the human spirit and the powers within the natural world. The high-contrast shapes are layered over a background resembling etched stone or bison hide. "Ancient Spirit Modern Voice 3" was created with layers of handmade paper, watermedia, conte, clay slip, cut paper and ink.
  The Original Art: Earth Community - inhabited by the human, the more-than-human, and the wandering spirits in a desert landscape - evoke earthen textures with tones of coral, light pink, gold, sand, ecru and deep brown. The original work was created with a wet sheet of cast paper layered with tissue paper, linoprints, acrylic paint, metallic gold, tulle and chine collé.
  The Original Art: A book for record-keeping by the ancients, this palimpsest holds the maps, symbols, myths, songs, story cycles and teachings for the sacred cycles of Earth Community. Handbound with methods used for millennia, "Primordial Palimpsest" was created with paper made from cotton and mulberry pulp, book boards, linocut, collage papers, cords and jute.
  The Original Art: The spiral-in-the-hand is an ancient sacred symbol found in Indigenous and pre-colonial cultures worldwide. The spiral symbolizes the cyclic nature of life and the universal pattern of growth & evolution. The hand represents the human potential for passion and creativity. Together they bring wisdom and healing to the self and the other-than-human. "Spirits That Guide Us" was created with paste papers, stencils, conte, pastel, watermedia and embroidery.
  The Original Art: A human hand is painted on the cave wall and other surfaces worldwide for reverence, remembrance, and the ongoing teachings of the collective. The oral traditions, origin stories and collective identity of the people are expressed through storytelling and ritual. "Red Rocks Clan" was created with watermedia, pigments, cut paper, foam core, fabric, fibre, and sand from places in nature that are sacred to the artist.
  The Original Art: A benevolent spirit holds the wisdom of the four directions - north, south, east and west - on a woven russet panel overlaid with evocative ties and beads. A sacred reminder of the beloved ancestors bonded to the land, this encounter is placed on an high-relief embossed background of molded cast paper, made from branches, stones, reeds, seeds and fibers. The original was created in a paper-making studio near the lands and waters of the boreal forest.
  The Original Art: Seeking blessings for the hunt, this motif evokes the four corners of the known world, and the central focus honors a rich and fertile land. Surrounded by a geometric border, harmonious symbols of natural foliage and hand-hewn spears evoke the sacred reciprocity between predator and prey. The original work was created with layers of screenprints, linocuts and chine collé, on a hand-dyed and cotton fibre cast paper sheet.
  The Original Art: These highly-textured panels evoke a community of kindred spirits gathering together from diverse landscapes and ecotones. The symbols, forms, textures and colour surrounding the human hand tell the stories of people and place. The original art was created with matboard, embossed paperclay, embroidery, stamps, pigments, conte and acrylic.
  The Original Art: As part of the oral tradition, the Ancestor Shapeshifter - part human and part animal - is painted on the cave wall for reverence, remembrance, and the ongoing teachings of the collective. Symbols such as the four directions wheel and the sacred spiral add to the storytelling and ritual. "Valley of the Ancients" was created with watermedia, carved stamps, pigments and sand from places in nature that are sacred to the artist.
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