29/02/2024
"Speak My Name" - this mixed media monoprint is part of a new series of prints I will be showing at Galeria Amarillo78 which opens this Saturday March 2 at 5pm.
The exhibition, "Seeking Aphrodite" refers to my pilgrimages to sacred sites around the world, specifically Neolithic and Paleolithic Goddess cultures, since my late 20’s. I’ve been following the thread of the pre-Hellenic goddesses before their myths were skewed by a patriarchal religion and society. The early stories of Gaia and Hera, Artemis and Aphrodite, celebrate the mysteries of the Sacred Feminine and connect us to our divine beginnings."
"On a trip to Turkey in 2023, I finally got to tour the land of ancient Anatolia, a place that archeologist Marija Gimbutas brought alive for me in her book, Language of the Goddess. But walking the ruins of Ephesus and other lesser known sites, I was saddened that the essence of the Great Mother was buried under so many layers of patriarchy and religion. Uncovering the early goddess cultures in Turkey was a serious challenge with so much emphasis given to the Romans, the Islamic religion, and barbaric invaders which came much later.
"Speak My Name" calls out Gaia, Ishtar, Isis, Artemis, Inanna, Aphrodite, and Astarte – all names for the Great Mother. With my photos from the trip, using xerox transfer and collage, I created one-of-a-kind prints meant to glorify those forgotten times. In this exhibition, Seeking Aphrodite, I invite you to visit these ancient sites through my eyes and celebrate the Sacred Feminine.
