I have fallen a little behind with my Art Cards for the Turning Year. But perhaps “fallen behind” isn't quite the right way of putting it. When I began this practice, I never wanted it to become another set of deadlines or another list of things I had failed to keep up with. The idea … Continue reading Art Cards for the Turning Year: A Summer of Milestones, Growth and Abundance
I missed making my New Moon card yesterday. For a moment I was frustrated with myself, but then I realised this personal practice isn’t about perfect timing. It’s about taking a moment to pause, reflect and create. Frogs have been very much on my mind recently. Last weekend I spent a wonderful day at a … Continue reading New Moon | Taking the Scenic Route
The Summer Solstice arrived this year in shades of gold. For this Art Card, I painted a radiant sun face surrounded by warm oranges, pinks and metallic gold. A tiny gem at the third eye, giving the piece something of a small shrine quality. It feels celebratory, abundant and unapologetically bright. As I worked on … Continue reading Summer Solstice – Standing in Your Own Light
This New Moon card features a dandelion painted in shades of luminous blue against a deep midnight sky. Dandelions are often dismissed as weeds, yet they are among the most resilient plants we know. They grow wherever they can find a foothold, adapt to changing conditions and continue to thrive regardless of what others think … Continue reading New Moon Art Card – Dandelion
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
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
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