Queen Joker
Victim
Prostitute Gambler
Saboteur
King Guide Servant Judge Mother ChildKatherine Nicosia Vampire
San Antonio TX
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was inspired by Carl Jung’s archetype of the Mother. He considered her to be the “most important archetype because it seemed to contain all else.” The Mother archetype represents the caring and kind side of humanity, everything feminine and bigger than life. She is often portrayed as Mary, the Mother of God, the Church, and the earth. She is believed to embody wisdom, love and warmth to those who seek her. I chose Our Lady of Guadalupe as one representation of Mary in the southwestern culture. This work is entitled Primary Marys. She is depicted in the primary colors of red, blue and yellow as a reference to all the possible
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colors of the earth and humanity. For so many people Mary represents women who are courageous, loving, spiritual and visionary. I am a mixed media artist interested in creating art that is a combination of different mediums. In this piece I began by using hot wax to cover handmade paper as a background. This took several coats of wax to give it some depth. I then used a stencil of Our Lady of Guadalupe and printed it with a combination of cold wax and oil paint. Cold wax shortens the drying time and gives the image some body. The other designs were also made with stencils, cold wax and oil paint.
