Well this is the moment you have been waiting for!!
Our new 2013 Earth Pathways Diary is nearly here……..
and…..
it looks like this:
which is by the very talented Susan Hickey and is called “Dreaming Tree”
AND this:
which is by the equally talented Celia Harvey, and is called “Singing in the Spring”
What do you think? We are pretty excited about it all…and have been itching to share their gorgeousness with you for quite a while!!
We asked Susan and Celia to share the buzz, by telling us about their work. Here’s what they had to say.
‘Could you tell us a little about your cover painting Dreaming Tree?
“Dreaming Tree” is about Imbolc/Candlemas and the very first beginnings of Spring. What do Trees dream of? Rising sap, birdsong, and Spring weather! I am generally very inspired by trees, they open my heart.
I have been painting all of my life really, and I am mainly self-taught, but enjoy the occasional life-drawing workshop, or drawing trees in the flesh. My work is imaginary, partly channelled and decorative; I love to experiment with what paint can do, and I like to let paintings paint themselves, so I never know what I’m going to end up with, so pre-planning is futile!
‘What makes your heart sing Susan?’
My heart sings at the sound of birdsong on summer mornings, trees when I sense their connection to each other, being connected with Nature generally, Pre-Raphaelite art, Celtic art – especially their jewellery and metalwork – the intricacy and symbolism of that. The ‘soul nourishment’ I get going around art galleries.
‘How do you feel about being on our cover, about the prospect of over 7,000 copies of your work going out into the world?’
Excited, blessed and very grateful, especially to all of those people who have helped me along the way with getting this far, and I hope that people get ‘soul nourishment’ and inspiration from it. Susan Hickey
‘Could you tell us a little about your back cover painting Singing in the Spring, Celia?
Many years ago someone told me a folk tale – sadly I have no idea of where is originated from – - but the tale was , quite simply that it was the singing of the birds in springtime that called up the buds and new growth. I was totally charmed by this idea – somewhere, away from all the scientific explanations we have for the miracle of growth in spring , there was a beautiful space for acknowledging the mystery , interconnectedness and intimacy of the season. And so the idea for this painting was born -I wanted to convey a subtle energy passing between the singing bird and the world, with the innocence and simplicity and joy that spring brings……..
Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, your work, what makes your heart sing?
Ooops Well. The simple biographical bit is I am 56, married with one amazing 28 year old daughter, and some wonderful friends. I am lucky enough to live in a small village in Dorset – with a garden full of birds , flowers,vegetables and sunlight. I paint and take photographs -always inspired by nature herself . Sometimes my paintings are illustrative, sometimes abstract , but always I am striving to convey the special moments that nature gifts us with -Those moments when out in my garden , or walking in nature- when atmosphere,light ,mood and scenery come together to gift me with a sense of the sacredness of the moment. It can be tiny- a dewdrop on a leaf – or vast – a whole vista, but those are the moments when my heart sings and I long to be able to create something that will share that moment with others
And finally, how do you feel about being on our back cover, about the prospect of over 7,000 copies of your work going out into the world?’
