"Ancestral Tree Mother" by Pegi Eyers
MOTHER TREE
The concept of the "Mother Tree" arises from ancestral knowledge that has existed for millennia. It recently become popularized through the scientific research of biologist Dr. Suzanne Simard, who discovered that forests have hub trees or "Mother Trees" that are large, highly connected trees playing an important role in the flow of information and resources in the forest. Mother Trees are symbiotic with intelligent and intricate mycorrhizal networks that support the tree in communicating, sending warnings and chemical compounds to other trees, specifically their young. These complex relationships contribute to forest resiliency, adaptability and recovery, and have far-reaching implications on how to heal forests from human impacts, including climate change.
The aspect of a Mother Tree nurturing her young has an expansive connection to global forests that nurture life on our planet, providing air to breathe, offering nutrients to the oceans, regulating weather systems and the hydrological cycle, providing home and shelter to humans and other-than-human beings, and cooling temperatures on the land.
The wellness of the trees and forest ecosystems connect to our own wellness. We must stand for the restoration and regeneration of our global forests, visioning and working together to ensure they will continue to thrive for the Seven Generations to follow.
The Mother Tree also represents our connection to our matriarchal ancestors – those who are there to support us, send us messages, share their wisdom, and provide us with guidance on our life’s journey. This is reflected in the works by women artists in "Mother Tree" that connect with matriarchal ancestral support and their own ancient root systems. "Mother Tree" inspires and supports the participation and holding actions for our global forests that are so vital at this time~!
JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Women Artists Creating for the Trees
>view gallery online<
MOTHER TREE
The concept of the "Mother Tree" arises from ancestral knowledge that has existed for millennia. It recently become popularized through the scientific research of biologist Dr. Suzanne Simard, who discovered that forests have hub trees or "Mother Trees" that are large, highly connected trees playing an important role in the flow of information and resources in the forest. Mother Trees are symbiotic with intelligent and intricate mycorrhizal networks that support the tree in communicating, sending warnings and chemical compounds to other trees, specifically their young. These complex relationships contribute to forest resiliency, adaptability and recovery, and have far-reaching implications on how to heal forests from human impacts, including climate change.
The aspect of a Mother Tree nurturing her young has an expansive connection to global forests that nurture life on our planet, providing air to breathe, offering nutrients to the oceans, regulating weather systems and the hydrological cycle, providing home and shelter to humans and other-than-human beings, and cooling temperatures on the land.
The wellness of the trees and forest ecosystems connect to our own wellness. We must stand for the restoration and regeneration of our global forests, visioning and working together to ensure they will continue to thrive for the Seven Generations to follow.
The Mother Tree also represents our connection to our matriarchal ancestors – those who are there to support us, send us messages, share their wisdom, and provide us with guidance on our life’s journey. This is reflected in the works by women artists in "Mother Tree" that connect with matriarchal ancestral support and their own ancient root systems. "Mother Tree" inspires and supports the participation and holding actions for our global forests that are so vital at this time~!
JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Women Artists Creating for the Trees
>view gallery online<
"Ancestral Tree Mother" by Pegi Eyers
mixed media & ink border
ARTIST STATEMENT
The essence of the green world is unconditional love, and since time began the forests have supported the flourishing of life on our beautiful planet. All trees are sentient and sacred, and represent the nurturing power of the divine feminine by freely offering oxygen, food, medicine, nutrients, shade, beauty, healing aerosols and well-being to Earth Community. The Great Mother Trees can live for hundreds or even thousands of years, rooted in a mycelium network that nourishes the life cycles of all species. Spending time in nature with these magnificent beings evokes a journey of ancestral mind, and we remember when our ancient Clan Mothers lived in deep mutual relationship with the Great Mother Trees, blessed with magic, renewal and rebirth. My mixed-media artwork Ancestral Tree Mother celebrates our animist connections to the land, and represents the green goddess or ‘natural’ archetype as the irreducible principle that all things rise again in perennial growth. I am inspired by the matriarchies of Old Europe, and using an ink border reminiscent of an ancient Goddess-revering culture, I have created my mother tree with acrylic, cut paper, mixed media and digital applications.
As our ancient Clan Mothers considered the forest to be the foundation of their lives, may we reclaim the same worldview today. The unfailing themes of abundant life and green growth on Earth continue to manifest, even as we move into an unpredictable future. Weaving themes of nature, and the wisdom of the past into our creative practice will plant seeds for the future, and evoke our own sacredness in relationship to Gaia. By combining nature spirituality with our sisterhood circles, may we continue to work toward the protection and planting of trees. When women are fully immersed in the forest, miracles will happen!
The essence of the green world is unconditional love, and since time began the forests have supported the flourishing of life on our beautiful planet. All trees are sentient and sacred, and represent the nurturing power of the divine feminine by freely offering oxygen, food, medicine, nutrients, shade, beauty, healing aerosols and well-being to Earth Community. The Great Mother Trees can live for hundreds or even thousands of years, rooted in a mycelium network that nourishes the life cycles of all species. Spending time in nature with these magnificent beings evokes a journey of ancestral mind, and we remember when our ancient Clan Mothers lived in deep mutual relationship with the Great Mother Trees, blessed with magic, renewal and rebirth. My mixed-media artwork Ancestral Tree Mother celebrates our animist connections to the land, and represents the green goddess or ‘natural’ archetype as the irreducible principle that all things rise again in perennial growth. I am inspired by the matriarchies of Old Europe, and using an ink border reminiscent of an ancient Goddess-revering culture, I have created my mother tree with acrylic, cut paper, mixed media and digital applications.
As our ancient Clan Mothers considered the forest to be the foundation of their lives, may we reclaim the same worldview today. The unfailing themes of abundant life and green growth on Earth continue to manifest, even as we move into an unpredictable future. Weaving themes of nature, and the wisdom of the past into our creative practice will plant seeds for the future, and evoke our own sacredness in relationship to Gaia. By combining nature spirituality with our sisterhood circles, may we continue to work toward the protection and planting of trees. When women are fully immersed in the forest, miracles will happen!
Selected Works from the Exhibition
Inspirational
Symbolic
Mysterious
Magic in the Woods
Narrative
"Patience" by Charlotte Jane Kessler, oil on canvas
"Tree Sister" by Emily Britton, acrylic on canvas
"Dryad" by Patricia Trautman, oil on board
"Tree of Life" by Kirti Sinha, acrylic on canvas
"Sacred Oak" by Lori Sweet, acrylic on canvas
"As Above So Below" by Karen Elizabeth Balon, oil and acrylic
"Reaching for the Light" by Melissa Dowling, photography
"Adoration: Tree-of-Life" By Kara Young, acrylic on canvas
"Tree-Sister" by Emily Britton, digital art
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| Pegi Eyers is also the author of Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community, an award-winning book that explores social justice, nature spirituality, the ancestral arts, and resilience in times of massive change. www.stonecirclepress.com |
