jdaviesreazor posted: " I literally don't know how to start this post. How to briefly introduce a topic that has fueled my creativity since I was a teenager? Do I start with the moons of the year, the phases of the moon? Do I start with LUNAR Deities from the worl" Jenny Davies-Reazor
I literally don't know how to start this post. How to briefly introduce a topic that has fueled my creativity since I was a teenager? Do I start with the moons of the year, the phases of the moon? Do I start with LUNAR Deities from the world over? Do I start with myth and magic and lore?
I will say that the Pinterest page for this lesson will be chock-a-block full of inspiration. I work hard to correctly pin art from the artists own site - and attribute the work correctly. So please check that out when you are done here.
The Moon is so evocative. It changes - ebbing and flowing, increase and decrease, its cycles mirroring our own. La Luna rules the tides of the ocean and the menstrual tides of women. Who hasn't felt her pull as she beams down on us - on a crisp clear moonlit night? Even better if the ocean reflects her radiance.
Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Hekate. Chang'o. Ix Chel. Chandra. Khonsu, Thoth. To name a few! Deities - that is. (Greco-Roman, Chinese, Aztec, Hindu, Egyptian)
Selene
Chang'O
Ix Chel
Let's not even start with the Lunar hare! Or the "moon rabbit" !
Artist: S. Law
Or does the present speak to you? The horns of the moon. The thin sliver of glowing light that floats in the sky?
"Spring scattering Stars" by E. Blashfield
I hope this tiny sliver of a blog post has illuminated some creative ideas for you! It's a great wealth of ideas and motifs - something is sure to "spark" for you. As I mentioned - check out the Pinterest page!
Please stay tuned on my You Tube channel for these art journal pages as they unfold during the month of June!
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