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If you are moved by any of these images I would love exchange stories..Please email me at moresca.copper@gmail.comYou are welcome to visit my website: studiomoresca.art
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Venus Infusion - decoding

February 20th, 2017

Decoding the symbolic language of this illumination as it relates to the present moment. http://artsonggarden.blogspot.com/2017/02/venus-infusion-decoding.html 

The story behind the copperwork illumination EL SANTO CALIZ. 

Chemistry dissolves the goddess in the alembic, Venus, the copper queen, the universal matrix, Down to the molecular hexagons and carbon-chains. adapted from The Collected Poems of Kathleen Raine A... 

Gazing through the Lattice

April 5th, 2016

“When Alice stepped through the looking glass, she entered the realm of imagination. …This “going through” is an essential aspect of Eros, the great principle that connects us to things beyond our egos. ... 

The Great Transition

August 14th, 2015

Reflections on death from Aurobindo and Tagore. 

Bee Light

July 27th, 2015

Description and process of Nur an-Nahl or Invocation. 

Enlettered Essence

May 20th, 2015

Latest Illumination completed.  

Dynamic Intervention

March 17th, 2015

Dynamic Intervention is the title of the latest copperwork illumination at Studio Moresca. Close-up images and a discussion of the possible meaning of the symbolism of the work. 

3 Day Copperwork Immersion

February 23rd, 2015

Information on participating in copperwork classes. 

Creating Transitional Entrances

January 26th, 2015

Creating a significant marker for thresholds of your home, garden, or other sacred space. 

Garden Journals

September 26th, 2014

Copper harvest of remnant pieces for Garden Journal covers. Interesting one-of-a-kind creations based on shape and size of remnant. These journals were created for the Crestone Art Studio Tour, Oct. 4-5, 2014. 

Involution

July 23rd, 2014

The implications of an Immovable Object meeting an Irresistible Force. The transformation of power. 

Discussion of two illuminations, "Shimmering" and "Return of the Messenger" 

The Dream Tree

March 10th, 2014

A commission fulfilling the vision of an old dream that also addressed the wounds of a severed tree. 

Sharing what I learned about the printing process offered by Fine Art America that best suit Studio Moresca Copperwork Illuminations. 

Dream Door

March 5th, 2014

Inspirations from a stunning dream of Sheikh Nurredin Al-Jerrahi 

Discussions of reincarnation in the Jewish Mystical Tradition. 

Evolving Mitochondria?

March 5th, 2014

Fight for Life - A Love Song. Images that emerge for the Universal Unconscious.  

Inspired entrance to a one's garden 

Primeval Forest Mother

March 5th, 2014

Bringing into view an ancient, forgotten archetype