Into the Wild Wood

I'm taking part in an international art journal page swap over the next 10 months and our first one is due to be posted on the 1st of August. Lots of people have chosen themes for their pages, but not the person I'm sending to first.  So I went with our theme of woodland creatures.

The Wild Wood is a place in English folk law where you meet your darkest fears and work beyond them. It's a rite of passage to take you beyond the every day and into more sacred things.The Wood usually provides you a guide in the form of a woodland creature or bird.

I think of art a bit like this. It's a way of going beyond the mundane and making things sacred. The act of creating is a form of worship, a way of making every day things special. Sketching your hand or a flower that's in front of you, or drawing from your imagination all makes you look and see the wonder that is our universe. And art usually provides you some guides in the form of other artists to inspire you, teach you & travel along with you.

I hope you come with me into the Wild Wood.