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The Wild God Nods His Head

3/23/2023

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The Wild God Nods His Head
"The Wild God Nods His Head" - oil on cradled wood panel, 20 x 20 x 1.5.  Ready to hang.  Available here and at Artfinder.

Listen to them:
The fox in your neck and
The snakes in your arms and
The wren and the sparrow and the deer…
The great un-nameable beasts
In your liver and your kidneys and your heart…
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There is a symphony of howling.
A cacophony of dissent.
The wild god nods his head and
You wake on the floor holding a knife,
A bottle and a handful of black fur.
​ - from Sometimes a Wild God, by Tom Hirons
We're so near the end of Hiron's poem.  Are you listening to the snakes in your arms yet?  Hiron's wild god wants us to inhabit our passions - to nurture and protect our unfettered creativity.  The words are visceral and rightly so.  It resonates deep within my bones.

Just one more piece to this poem, which has kept me company in the studio for a couple of months now.  It has prodded, poked, stabbed and shoved.  I will miss its daily prickliness.  And yet, I am now  holding a knife, a bottle and a handful of black fur.  A beast emerges in the paint.

About the art: beginning with an inspiration image the A.I. bot and I collaborated on (the beast in the background of the imaged called me deeply), I toned a smooth cradled panel with a neutral glow.  Slowly working outward from the center and creating texture within the wet paint using paper towels, chopsticks, small rubber wedges and the wrong (right!) ends of paintbrushes. Allowing the "frame" portions to remain rather sketchy, keeping the focus on the (now nodding) wild god.
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​The reader giveaway winners have been selected!  Wonder Mike and Lilly selected THREE lucky readers!  Wooohooo!

Thank you for reading, for commenting and for sharing your wisdom.  I am so inspired by your commitment to, new pursuit of, rekindling of and delight in your very own wild passions and creativity!

Stay tuned!   A new reader giveaway arrives in April!
12 Comments
Gail Paljug link
3/23/2023 03:32:57 pm

Thank you Wonder Mike and Lilly!! I’m on a roll!! I need to send you some treats or something!! 💜😂.

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lola
3/23/2023 03:35:23 pm

GAIL! Omg! I was shocked and delighted when your name rolled out of the bag - you've got some good mojo going! YAHOOOOO! Congratulations!

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Gail Paljug link
3/23/2023 03:38:26 pm

Seriously, I do! You have no idea how that cheers me! Your artwork and deep thoughts as well as your photographs make you a very interesting person!! 💖💖💖. Thank you again!

lola
3/23/2023 03:42:03 pm

awwwww Gail, you made my day! BIG HUGS!

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Dotty Seiter link
3/23/2023 03:39:25 pm

Texture, texture, texture, with just enough non-texture!

The beast, singular, and the beasts a-plenty in our livers, kidneys, and hearts!

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lola
3/23/2023 03:42:50 pm

Dotty!!!! beasts-a-plenty....in all the visceral parts. THE WILD GOD! Ack!!! xo

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Sharon Walker link
3/24/2023 08:45:35 am

Hi Jen - the existence of AI has been creeping into my awareness from many directions, and here it arrives once again. This is a beautiful piece and intriguing the way AI has informed it. From day one you have inspired me and you continue to do so. Thank you!

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lola
3/24/2023 02:21:15 pm

Sharon!!! Hello, lovely one! Yep, A.I. is spreading. So over here, we decided to see if it could be used as a tool. And SHAZAM! It can!

Thanks so much for your positivity and support! It is delightful to hear from you! xo

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Carl
3/24/2023 10:11:10 am

Stunning work! It stopped me in my tracks.

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lola
3/24/2023 02:21:50 pm

Carl! Holy macaroons! Coming from you, exceptional artist person, that is HUGE! Thank you!

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Freya
3/27/2023 10:43:01 am

Oh Lola, I am absolutely in love with this series! The poem, wed with your imagery, and the idea of a collaboration with this other new wild god, A.I.? I resonate! Thank you for channeling the wild god into our lives.

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lola
3/27/2023 03:33:32 pm

Freya!!! oh my goodness thank you hugely! Coming from someone like you - a professional framer who SEES IT ALL and also a photographer who SEES EVERYTHING, I am beyond honored and "chuffed" as the folks on Taskmaster say. Thank you!

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