Illuminara

She uses her magical prowess, all her wiles (her intelligence and beauty) to weaken and seduce the Hero.  The Temptress Archetype is willing to manipulate anyone and anything in order to get what she wants. (Think of Fata Morgana, also known as Morgan Le Fay, and King Arthur).  She has her target, perhaps he is [...]

In graduate school, my thesis was on archetypes. I created several for the purpose of painting human emotional activity. I made some up, each representing an aspect of human focus and traits. I made some out of Sculpy and painted them in all kinds of interactions together. I was playing with the symbols about ourselves [...]

Study of Lead Soldier
I painted this lead soldier when I was thinking of the Warrior Archetype. The Warrior Archetype is activated by a need to create and find inside a gallant and fearless fighter of righteousness and honor. One who will have boundaries and virtues, and be unafraid to face challenges, or one who will [...]

My sister Julie also known as J.K. and called “Jules” or “Jewels” is getting married this weekend. Years ago, my other sister, DeAnne and I, were trying to be psychic and both had visions which now seem to have been premonitions. DeAnne dreamed of Jewels being with two friends from India. I meditated and was [...]

For quite a while, especially when I was on horseback trotting through the woods, I noticed compelling entrances, “fairy doorways” near the roots of trees. Some of them are quite spectacular , featuring mossy carpets and lovely shaded balustrades. Now that I am lower, nearer the ground (not on horseback so much), I’m stepping up [...]

My dad and brothers just took a trip to Texas where we were all born. We moved from Texas when I was about nine. I have longed to know more about my Grandpa Clayton’s parents, grandparents and ancestors and for years it felt like sifting through dust, finding nothing. Finally, recently, like striking oil, information [...]

This is a caricature/editorial illustration I did of Queen Elizabeth II a while back. It is not fair to her at all, it lacks her beauty entirely. It does not radiate the way she does in photos or film/tape footage. At the time I made it, the shine had been taken off of her a [...]

Last night I dreamed of catastrophic events, and in one I had to decide quickly whether or not to stay in the hospital (where everyone in the urban setting of the dream had rushed just after the disaster). The hospital authorities announced that they’d be going into lock down, that they had allowed everyone to [...]

This is a painting I did in graduate school in New York City. I was learning about archetypes and had created archetypal characters which had personal narratives in my mind, and I had fun with their stories. I had even more fun having them meet each other.  In this painting, the Grand Master archetype (seen [...]

“Archetypes are ancient, universal patterns of behavior that are embedded in what Carl Jung called our ‘collective unconscious’”.  This quote is from Caroline Myss (www.myss.com).  We have several archetypes within, attributes and symbols we identify with from a very early age.  Learning which archetypes drive our emotions and actions is a wonderfully exciting adventure of [...]