I have been heavily influenced by Saint Michael imagery which permeates everywhere in the Southwest of England. I also decided to paint a series of powerful raw elemental gnostic-tinged archangels which are included here.
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Angels
Here we are at Glastonbury Frost Fayre! @from.the.belly and I have a shared stall with lots of pretty things!
#paganart #goddessart #glastonburytown #glastonburyfrostfayre #goddess #ceramics #paintings
Some highlights from my trip to Montserrat today to see the Black Madonna, Mountain Mother!
#blackmadonna #ourladyofmontserrat #montserrat #barcelona #mountainmother #virginmary #goddess
'The Captain and the Mermaid'
Another Vodou piece: this is Agwe, master of the sea and his wife La Sirene, the mermaid whose form can be made out in the wet sand of the shore. Agwe is normally depicted on a boat dressed as a sea admiral but I wanted to make him more of the power of the sea itself!
Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#agwe #lasirene #lasirena #vodou #haitianvodou #loa #lwa #sea #mermaid #seahorse #voodoo
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'The Serpent and the Rainbow'. This is Ayida Wedo, wife of Damballah Wedo, who can be seen bottom left with the white egg. They are Rada (cool) spirits in Haitian Vodou and always called first in ceremony as they are the most pure. They bring rain and the rainbow, and are also associated with fertility, children, and good fortune. I made her body from shiny white holographic material that shines like a rainbow in the light <3
Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#vodou #haitianvodou #vodoun #damballah #damballahwedo #damballa #ayida #ayidawedo #rainbow #rainbowsnake #rainbowserpent #lwa #loa #rada
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Now the Anonymous Art Show is over I can reveal which was my piece! It's based on a saying that I came across whilst researching my Black Madonna book: "They tried to bury us. Thet didn't know we were seeds". It's commonly misattributed as being an old Mexican proverb but actually is a paraphrasing of a Greek poet and social critic in the 1970s.
However, its not hard to see why it is fitting to indigenous peoples, and particularly their treatment in the history of countries such as Mexico. The painting is a reflection of that sense of endurance through oppression.
The painting is still for sale, £35. (Canvas 6in x 12in) Copyright Nic Phillips 2018
#goddessart #feministart #indigenous #blackmadonna #mexican #mexico #resist
Here I am at Lightfest in Devon. Had lots of space to spread myself out!
#lightfestuk #mbs #mindbodyspirit #sacredart #goddessart
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