When I first entered the Barn, through the birthing pens, it seemed as though my heart and the Earth were one. My body was alive with tears of joy and deep connection.

My interior experience was primary as my companions faded and I embraced the sanctity of the moment. My archetypal Soul had spoken to me...a life choice had been made. The digging, the discovery, the un-earthing that followed exposed new layers of my Self through the vehicle of this rich landscape and the animals living in it.

As an artist I feel that it is my responsibility to pay attention when the unconscious gives me an image. I try to honor it and work with it, and when I hear my true Voice, I listen.

"Blue Mountain Sentinel" appears this spring at The Black Sheep Gallery in England, a part of the National Acrylic Painters Association's annual show.