Ongoing project

In my inner world, the Matriarchs are the Mothers — the origin of a lineage that unfolds through each figure.

They are the Great Mothers, holding a powerful dimension of the Feminine:
archetypes and metaphors of something vast and deeply rooted, something that moves through all of us.

The first studies appear here alongside some of the earliest illustrated Matriarchs, tracing the beginning of this visual research.

From the first Matriarch, the others emerged. Each one is connected to her, carrying forward the same lineage.

The works presented here are process sketches from an ongoing body of research.
The silkscreen print on original collage shown is Matriarch No. 5, printed in 5 copies.

Every copy is unique.

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