iNkwasi - Protector of the Wilderness

Last week,  I took my first step in walking the talk of my journey as an illustrator and print maker.  The KZN SA gallery is holding their annual member's exhibition.  As I was working through the submission form I reached the part where you state the Artist's Statement regarding the work.........and I was stumped.

I was working on this piece when I discovered that my 26 year marriage was a farce.  I stopped drawing.

The African Fish Eagle is incompletely complete!

Staring at the blank paper searching for the words , I realised how emotive the drawing is.  The connection to my marriage.  However importantly, symbolically how the fish eagle is part of my journey through the death of one relationship and the beginning of my relationship with Me. 

A pair of fish eagles regularly visit the Estate.  I will hear their evocative call or see them effortlessly gliding above me.  A constant reminder to keep looking up and to view life situations with the eagle's all encompassing sight.

As we take the time to focus on the detail,  nature reminds us of our connection to the cosmos.

Protector of the Wilderness

reminder of your 

power.