The Dreamcatcher Painting & Prayer
“Dreamcatcher” (24″ x 24″) $1,727 CAD – buy original here.
My painting “Dreamcatcher” was born from a request to paint live during the Artfusion Festival in Mount Pearl.
The vision for it evolved as I painted the background layers in my studio ahead of time. As layer after layer came into being, so did the vision of a celestial dreamcatcher.
I’ve loved dreamcatchers since the early 90s when I was taught to make one from an Algonquin woman in Ontario. I’ve had that one in my room ever since. This First Nations tradition has since gained popularity in many communities, helping people sleep better.
The community spirit and lively performances of the festival fed that vision and sustained the meditative creative flow in the studio for days afterwards.
I completed “Dreamcatcher” right before my flight to Ottawa to be with family. The prayer inspired by its energy and symbolism was drafted high above the planet during my flight.
I love watching the Earth’s tapestry and layers of clouds from above. It’s like being taken out of the details of daily life to be closer to the Heavens.
May this painting & prayer nourish your transformational journey!
The Dreamcatcher Prayer
Dreamcatcher Details
Take a closer look at the painting to see how every family is different – from mixed races to same sex couple, from singles, to single parents and twins. My intention was to represent the unity within diversity, even though not everyone is visually represented – the lack of wheelchairs and pets, for example. But the essence is there.
The feathers were tricky to photograph because of my use of a special kind of professional acrylic paint that looks white from one angle and shines in iridescent colours from another. As so many people tell me, the photos are good but there’s nothing like being face to face or heart to heart with the energy of my paintings.
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