Montevirgine Print
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$73.00
There are quite a few beloved Madonnas I visit whenever I return to my Southern Italian homeland. Most are perched at the highest points of the landscape, on mountaintops where the views stretch endlessly in every direction. Some are guardians of healing springs; one was carved from an ancient sacred rock, another from a tree. Each is deeply rooted in place. The Madonnas are entirely nature-based, chthonic, beloved by the local people, and honored with annual processions, feast days, and celebrations that carry on for days. This is a culture I know intimately and inhabit naturally. It is woven into me, an inheritance embedded deep in my blood, my bones, and my understanding of the sacred. In this painting I recognize the same sacred thread that runs through the mountain shrines, healing springs, and ancient pilgrimage sites of my ancestral homeland - a devotion inseparable from the land itself - not so much a portrait of a particular Madonna, but more a feeling, a living presence.
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Originally created with acrylic & Terra di Colori paints. Your print will be signed and numbered by Gail, then carefully rolled and sent in a cardboard tube. Frame not included. Note cards are blank inside and come with a kraft envelope.
"I use vibrant color(often sourced from minerals and botanical sources gathered at sites I visit and the essence of which I want to depict), line, symbol, image, rhythm and word, to expand consciousness, share ideas, enhance connection, push boundaries, question limitations, accentuate the luminous, initiate healing and express my wild heart, soul and spirituality. My work is informed by the natural world around me - the plants, trees, mountains, waters, wild animals, bird song and all the textures, sounds and aromas of the living Earth expressing herself. I draw inspiration for my work from the deep well of the Divine Feminine, as well as from Old World myths, sacred stories, poetry, art and culture."
Gail Faith Edwards
