Nut Series
The Nut series came from a trip to Egypt and witnessing the awesome artistic achievements of the ancient Egyptians. Nut is the Goddess of the sky. She is depicted as a starry blue body that is elongated and pushing away from the earth. The legend goes, that Nut swallows Ra, the sun God, every evening and births him anew every morning. During the day Ra fight demons and evils and is seen as the blazing ball of light in this fight. I wanted to take this story and create a new myth. One where I am Nut and swallow Ra. But instead of Ra resting while inside Nut, Ra enables me to fight my personal demons to make myself a better human. The images start with Ra approaching me/Nut and then swallowed. Fallowed by the personal demons I struggle with, self doubt, anger, stubbornness, and judgement. I overcome these and find myself imbued with mindfulness, compassion, and self love. Finally I emerge a whole person who has worked through her flaws and found enlightenment. All images were done on papyrus purchased in Egypt and egg tempera mixed from powdered pigments.
