The turning of the year always arrives quietly for me at first, and then all at once. Somewhere between Walpurgis Night and Beltane, something shifts. Walpurgis Night sits at the threshold — wild, untamed, a little uncertain.It’s the place of instinct, of listening, of standing in the dark and asking: what feels true now? This … Continue reading Walpurgis Night → Beltane: From Instinct to Action
Today’s card came unexpectedly. I had planned to make something for St George’s Day, but when I sat down to work, it shifted. The Green Man stayed, but the red cross didn’t sit quietly behind him—it bled. There’s an irony here. St George himself wasn’t British, and like much of what we call tradition, the … Continue reading St George’s Day
For the new moon on 17 April I made this card, First Steps. The shape at the centre is an egg, inspired by Ukrainian pysanky and by the egg motif that has been appearing in the shrine pieces I have been making. An egg feels like the right symbol for this particular moon: something quiet … Continue reading First Steps New Moon 17th April
At the Spring Equinox the year comes into balance. Day and night stand equal for a brief moment before the light begins to lengthen and warmth slowly returns. Ostara is a festival of awakening, fertility and new life — a time when seeds begin to stir beneath the soil and possibilities begin to take shape. … Continue reading Ostara — The Quiet Beginning
The next art card began with a simple drawing of a mug decorated with canal roses. What started as an idea for a Mother’s Day card gradually became a quiet reflection on mothering — not just the role, but the everyday ways care is offered and received. The canal rose motif feels especially personal. My … Continue reading Mothering — A Mother’s Day Art Card
There is something about this particular point in the year that always feels fragile. We are not fully in spring.It could still snow.There could still be icy mornings and hard ground. And yet… The light is different. This weekend we did something we have both been putting off for months — we cleared and sorted … Continue reading Full Moon Art Card – When Winter Begins to Break
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