MY RELATIONSHIP WITH PURE EARTH
Volcanic Earth. Santorini, June 2020
TERRA. OCHRE. THE MOST ANCIENT COLOR THAT EXISTS ON OUR PLANET AND THAT HAS ADORNED THE WALLS OF PREHISTORIC CAVES AND MOST ANCIENT VESSELS.
Rich in iron which gives it its powerful red color, like the blood of Gaia. Used for thousands of years for healing & cleansing, as well as pigment making.
IN THE STUDIO | The process of turning Earth into paint
I HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO THIS COLOR FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, NOT REALLY AWARE OF ITS STORY.
IT SOMEHOW SPOKE TO ME FROM A VERY INTUITIVE PLACE, AS IT WAS EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO THAT WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO THIS ISLAND IN ORDER TO HONOUR MY ROOTS.
THIS IS WHAT THIS COLOR REPRESENTS FOR ME. ROOTS. GROUNDING. ANCESTRY. EARTH CONNECTION. EVERYTHING INTUITIVE COMES FROM THE VOICE OF OUR SUBCONSCIOUS. OUR NEEDS. OUR SACRED PATH.
A PLACE OF DEEP MEANING.
Using Earth for a ritual to cleanse the skin | Photography by Art of Euphoria for my book Ousìa