Lilith, the Legend
Painting from a MUSEA Class
What Painting Class or Training is the artwork from?
Legend
What year was this painted?
2021
What medium is this painted on (i.e. Acrylic on Canvas, Acrylic on Watercolor, Watercolor, etc)
Acrylic on canvas
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With this painting, I released many of the things that I allowed to define me from the outside. I retained the memories as they are part of who I am. More than simply being a part of my story, I acknowledge they are part of who I am. They are part of the sum of experiences that have guided me to this moment. I shedded the shame and sadness and other negative energies attached to them, those things that other ascribed onto me and which I allowed to become part of my burden.
I reclaimed the parts of me that I had banished and hidden away, all of those things deemed "too much." Instead of accepting that these things are wrong and shameful, which means that by extension I am wrong and shameful, I drew them in and welcomed them home with open arms. I can now provide them the care and nurturing they need and deserve. These are the things that not only define my but also that motivate me and inspire me. These are my reasons for being. These are my badges of honor.
Lilith, the Legend
Fiercely free and empowered,
she strides through the universe
Opening portals of creativity and joy.
She came into this world reluctantly,
As if she knew the obligations and hurdles and challenges
She would be forced to confront.
Obstinate and stubborn even before entry,
She had to be forced into creation.
She acknowledges her fears and uses them
To spur her into the known and unknown.
The road twists and turns, and she can’t see
What is beyond, but the universe sees for her.
She contains the universe,
Bits of its wisdom are inside her,
Waiting to be released.
She speaks truth to power,
And her breath powers life.
When she speaks,
She causes change, massive upheaval.
Power disintegrates back to the
(Dis)illusion it is.
She embraces the fire of her anger.
Her anger motivates her
To cause change to happen,
To speak out,
To take action.
She is the rule breaker,
The rule won’t follower,
The rule questioner.
She demands to know who made the rules
And why they got to decide.
She sees the world differently and
Knows this world isn’t the only one.
She is a daughter of Gaia.
The Earth grounds her even as
It supports her and spurs her to do more.
Her mantra is rock, tree, water.
Her tools are the elements and
Her connection to them.
Earth, air, water, fire.
Her joy are all the colors, which
She uses generously, without hesitation,
For color and abundance are freedom to her.
