Cycle of Life Depiction in Holly:
Love being such a tremendous power, its shadow side also comes to
expression in enormously powerful feelings: jealousy, revenge, hatred,
envy, resentment, malice. Every being wants to give love and receive
love when born into this world. Holly embodies the more universal
aspect of love. We develop a feeling for our origins, for where we
belong, and that we are all children of love. Working with the holly
essence was a powerful experience. Great feelings of passion and
compassion swelled up in me and questions about my own approach to the
inevitability of life and death needed to be addressed while doing this
painting. Ultimately, I was able to accept that we are all fading
blossoms that only have a short time on this earth to find our state of
grace.
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