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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