Lyssanda Designs
What is Goddess Spirituality?
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"Images that empower women and honour the Divine Feminine"
This portfolio is a joyful celebration of HER! The seeking of the primordial in my life has led me to reclaim the iconography of the sacred feminine, and to explore the "prima materia" of our motherlines in mixed media. My creative vision is to honour women's timeless beauty and strength as leader, oracle, priestess, eco-warrior, healer and Crone. I have discovered that the interior life is the territory of the Goddess. Her sacred presence connects deeply to the intuitive feminine soul, and is a source of ancient wisdom and creative fire. The sacred feminine is an icon of empowerment for all women, a model for re-sanctifying the body, and catalyst for earth-based spirituality in today's chaotic times. I create my art as a healing and devotional practice, with a deep appreciation for the universal symbols, archetypes and beauty in nature that surrounds us. Inspired by the "archaic voice in the wisdom body" my work is an attempt to reclaim our heritage today, as an embodiment of the Ancestral Mothers. |
The Ancestral Mothers
The "Ancestral Mother" mandalas were created with clay, wood and stone Goddess forms, dried leaves, flowers and herbs, dried kelp, oregano stalks, divination sticks, seashells, shell discs, rattan weavings, bone, stone, pottery, beads, seeds, basketry, and nature found. Black ink borders.
"Tracing the Motherline I"
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"Tracing the Motherline II"
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"Tracing the Motherline III"
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"Tracing the Motherline IV"
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"Tracing the Motherline V"
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"Tracing the Motherline VI"
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"Tracing the Motherline VII"
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"Tracing the Motherline VIII"
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"Tracing the Motherline I" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline II" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline III" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline IV" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline V" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline VI" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline VII" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
"Tracing the Motherline VIII" ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Ancestor ~ Portrait of Resilience
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As the Covid-19 pandemic set in, I had the epiphany that the Ancestors in my motherline would also have endured times of dire deprivation, as no era is exempt from cyclical forces. Their ingenuity when faced with famine, flood or disease continues to be an ongoing source of support and strength, in times of uncertainty and restriction. Acrylic on canvas with collage.
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Ancestor: Portrait of Resilience ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Ancestor: Portrait of Resilience ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
The Matrifocal Lens
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The Earth that is Her Body
If you look closely, the Earth Goddess can be found where line, form, light, shadow and greenery come together in wild nature. When we discover the reality of the feminine body in the landscape, we are reminded of our connection to the sacred. The divinity and spiritual power of the regenerative feminine exists both in us and the world around us, and finding these sacred forms in nature is an act of wholeness & joy. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGI EYERS |
The Earth that is Her Body ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x7, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
The Earth that is Her Body ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Goddess Binding
This poignant image of Goddess statues tied and ready for transport could represent the historical binding of the Divine Feminine by the patriarchy prior to the resurgence of Goddess Spirituality in our time. The stylized sculptures of Artemis and Aphrodite are watched over by Zeus to the far right (or could it be Dionysus with his retinue of Maenads?) PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGI EYERS |
Goddess Binding ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x7, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Goddess Binding ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
The Iconic Feminine
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Emily Carr
In spite of the restrictions of Victorian culture, Emily Carr followed her own vision to connect with Indigenous peoples and the land, and to paint the wilderness and First Nations societies during a time of colonization and massive change. Although representative of the Settler Society with her privilege and Eurocentric worldview, Emily Carr's interactions with First Nations displayed respect and deference. Do we discount these bold paintings and inventive depictions of the B.C. landscape as cultural appropriation, or consider them as valuable artifacts of the era? |
Emily Carr ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6x5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Emily Carr ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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E. Pauline Johnson/Tekahionwake
Pauline Johnson's natural dignity, mystic spirit and body of poetic work speaks to us over time and space. As a popular performer and literary figure that morphed into a Canadian icon, her life was lived as a bridge between native and non-native cultures at a time when genocide and forced assimilation were attempting to render the Mohawk Six Nations people invisible. |
Pauline Johnson ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6x5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Pauline Johnston ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Rosa Parks
Honored today as the "Mother" of the American civil rights movement, Rosa Parks is an embodiment of the warrior archetype. At the time of her refusal to give up her seat on the bus, the dominant culture expected African Americans to obey signs that said "Whites Only" and to know their place as inferiors. Her arrest was the "tipping point" for black freedom fighters and their allies, and continues to inform the ongoing struggle for human rights, justice and equality in the Americas today. |
Rosa Parks ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 75, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6x5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Rosa Parks ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Georgia O'Keefe
Georgia O'Keefe is considered to be the mother of the feminist art movement. Her painting style using organic forms and floral imagery was pivotal in the development of an authentic female iconography, and gave artists permission to birth their own feminine visions. Her passion and strong will led to a successful career in a male-dominated profession, and today the Georgia O'Keefe Museum is the first American museum dedicated to a single female artist. |
Georgia O'Keefe ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6x5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Georgia O'Keefe ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Frida Kahlo
An inspiration to women everywhere, Frida Kahlo is universally revered for her magnificent and disturbing self-portraits and her vibrant images of Mexican history and culture. She painted her own personal mythology, confessional images full of symbolic references to physical pain and fortitude. Frida was a brilliant and charismatic character despite the challenges she faced. Her legacy of visual art lives on as a unique artistic phenomenon! |
Frida Kahlo ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6x5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Frida Kahlo ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Viva La Frida!
Tribute to Frida Kahlo ~ mixed media & digital collage
Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly? (Frida Kahlo)
Wings ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x7, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Wings ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Wings T-Shirt
Heavyweight cotton-poly blend, white only, Size S/M/L/XL Please e-mail info@lyssanda-designs.com with your size. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Tribute to Frida Kahlo ~ mixed media and digital collage
The art of Frida Kahlo is like a ribbon around a bomb. (Andre Breton)
Viva Frida ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5.5x6, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Viva Frida ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Viva Frida T-Shirt
Heavyweight cotton-poly blend, white only, Size S/M/L/XL Please e-mail info@lyssanda-designs.com with your size. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Tribute to Frida Kahlo ~ sacred circle/mandala form, antique matches, shrine box & colored candy.
You're so right, I'm not calm. I am fire, I am living, I am color. I am essence, I am pleasure,
I am rebellion. I am instinct, I am skin, I am revolution. I can be anything but calm. (Frida Kahlo)
I Am Fire ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5.5x6, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
I Am Fire ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Made with beads, wire, collage papers and giclée prints. The text at the bottom reads
The art of Frida Kahlo is like a ribbon around a bomb. (Andre Breton)
NEW! "Viva Frida" Beaded Assemblage
Measures 6.75X10.5 inches ~ ready-to-hang. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Matrifocal Art
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Earth Mother Motorcycle
The Goddess Feminism movement seeks to re-sanctify the natural places of the world and the attitudes and icons of our culture. Why not a Goddess on a Harley? Commemorative shrines and home altars venerating the Divine Feminine with ritual tools, candles, fruit, flowers and sacred objects are a tradition going back thousands of years. The Venus of Willendorf's wild ride was painstakingly and reverently created with bits of cut paper, fabric and ephemera. |
Earth Mother Motorcycle ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x8 with presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Earth Mother Motorcycle ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Gather the Women
This colour-rich mandala pays tribute to the circles of women's empowerment and activism that are happening all over the world. The Circle of Women features our kindred spirits the animals, our teachers and protectors. They encourage us to cultivate the natural grace, self-acceptance and instinctual abilities of the animal world. May we awaken together to the dream of love, harmony and beauty! Ink & watercolour. |
Gather the Women ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5x6.5, with presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Gather the Women ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
The Mythic Femme
Goddesses from Worlds Real & Imagined
Collage, found objects, handmade papers, Thai paper, rice paper, fabric, fibres, screenprints, monoprint, paperclay, drawing, stitching, acrylic, watercolour, wood, wire, cord, beads, charms and brads. 8x9" panels.
Yubal
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Keeka
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Petala
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Banfathi
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Hutossa
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Kimlyris
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Iceni
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Jezanna
ORIGINAL ART ~ 8x9" mixed media assemblage on panel. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Rhiannon, Ninhursaga, Yemaya, Inanna, Nagini & Labrys
Set of 6 Cards ~ Goddesses of the Wheel of Life
NOTE CARDS (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Original painting ~ oil on canvas 24X30"
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Our Lady of the Serpent Skirt celebrates the Earth Mothers found worldwide, that manifest the regenerative principles of feminine fertility and power. Ancient stories tell of our connection to serpentine energy, and many Snake Goddesses were associated with water, abundance and the cycles of life.
Ancient Earth Mothers ~ Coatlique (Aztec), Nerthus (Germanic), Mama Quilla (Inca) Snake Goddesses ~ Manasa (Bengali), Wadjet (Egypt), Nagini (Hindu) |
Our Lady of the Serpent Skirt ~ Original Art
Original Art / Painting 18x30" / Acrylic on Canvas / Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Our Lady of the Serpent Skirt ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x7, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Our Lady of the Serpent Skirt ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
(Hands of Indigo, Green Growing)
The Celtic Warrior Women and Amazons of the Ukrainian Steppes (early Iron Age)
held a unique position in society. The controlled much of the wealth, performed
rituals for their clans as Priestesses, hunted on horseback and rode into
battle fully armed to protect their territories.
Ink, watercolour, cut paper and collage.
Scythian Queen (Hands of Indigo, Green Growing) ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Limited edition archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, edition of 175, signed and numbered, ready-to-frame. Image size 5x7, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Scythian Queen (Hands of Indigo, Green Growing) ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
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Goddesses of the Sacred Vulva
Celebrate women's power with this image set reproduced from hand-embroidered originals honoring the yoni and womb, the divine place of origin. Available as an archival-quality giclée print and individual card (mounted on black and hand-sewn). |
Goddesses of the Sacred Vulva ~ digital giclée print on archival paper
Archival-quality GICLEE PRINT, signed by the artist, ready-to-frame. Image size 6.5 x 6.5, presentation package 8x10. Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
Goddesses of the Sacred Vulva ~ note card
NOTE CARD (blank). Price includes shipping in Canada/USA.
the Divine Feminine, the eternal spiral and the sacredness of all life."