Six Epiphanies

Six Epiphanies - 30cm x 30cm each
Acrylics, Gouache, Inks & Markers, 2009

After creating Honey For The Mistress Of the Labyrinth, I started to become inspired by images of the Minoan epiphany found on ring seals and on small-scale statuary, particularly those found at peak sanctuaries throughout Crete. I consider that these images are suggestive of a different cultural mandala than the transformative labyrinthine dance depicted in Honey..., one which is often called the epiphany. These six pieces, now exhibiting at the Cupola Gallery in Sheffield, take their colours from Minoan frescoes but depict embodiments of archaic womanhood which were anciently current across the European Neolithic and Bronze Age. I intend to follow these up with works expressing such womanhood in a more integrated form; also a series on archaic manhood as evidenced by Minoan statuary is also forthcoming.

A limited edition booklet will soon be available, containing images, sketches and thoughts on Honey... and these six epiphany images.