LABOURS OF LOVE

LABOURS OF LOVE

Labours of Love is a highly symbolic collection of artworks that focus on the emotional journey of womanhood. The gold circles represent the eternal divinity which unify the symbolic orchids which surround the feminine spirit. The aesthetically lush artworks use a variety of measured techniques to bring these themes to life.

The orchids honour intricate feminine complexity exploring the role of the woman artist. These organisms exist harmoniously in the warm embrace of the gold circle which holds historic, cultural and social implications of sacredness. The body and nature work together as a metaphoric maturity that blossoms into being.

The works require complete presence and an intrinsic devotion to their creation. Hours upon hours of focused mark making with a fine point pen embeds beauty into the work. The fluid watercolour brush strokes enable the fertile orchids to blossom upon the paper. The acrylic paint sweeps its liquid gold so that it may dry forever in permanent luminescence.