Bridgid - the Fiery Arrow of Inspiration

This is a painting for the Celtic goddess Brighid, so it has a lot of her symbolism included in it. First we have the flame in the center, done in Dutch gold (faux gold), aluminum leaf, and japanese leaf, which is one of Brighid's symbols as each of her three aspects (hearth, creativity/poetry, and metalworks) deal with fire in some respect.

The four serpents I used here to represent her healing aspect (like the snake encircling the medical caduceus symbol). Around the images in the center is a border of trefoil knots (which some call "trinity knots" for their 3 points) to represent her role as one of the Celtic Triple Goddess. While most of the color in the painting is done in watercolor, the flame is made entirely of different colors of leaf, and the snake bodies are also made of a pale blue japanese leaf. Dutch gold leaf accents are touched here and there around the rest of the painting for added color. In between all these little bits of leaf and color, there was quite a bit of detail to do in this relatively small painting, but I think all the detail was worth it.

• Bridgid - the Fiery Arrow of Inspiration
• 8" x 10"
• Japanese, Dutch and aluminum leaf, and watercolor on watercolor paper
• SOLD

Copyright Cari Buziak, 1998.