Meeting the Foremother

Soon after I began My Beautiful Beast, the next breadcrumb appeared.

A friend invited me to a guided meditation — a journey to meet my ancestral foremother. I said yes.

We traveled 30,000 years back to a peaceful, pre-warring matriarchal society. I was told to bring an offering. I brought two gold nose rings. The place I saw was a fusion of two sacred sites in nature: one near Boulder, CO, the other in Yosemite.

When I asked the foremother if she had a message for me, I heard two things:

“I’ve been here all along.”​
​“You have everything you need.”

I knew exactly what she meant. It was a coming home, a feeling of enoughness, belonging, and deep remembering.

This painting is that moment.

🖼️ Meeting the Foremother​
48” x 60” | Oil on canvas
It's a true statement piece and it's available now.

It's the second in this mythic trilogy:

1. My Beautiful Beast - the call and confrontation

2. Meeting the Foremother - the return to self/home

3. Coming soon!

At 4 feet by 5 feet, Meeting the Foremother is a large-scale piece for the person who loves myth and the otherworldly. If this is you, I'd love to hear from you. DM me or reply to this email.

Here's a few detail shots:

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A Portal to New Territory

This journey deepened the world around my painting process. It opened up a new research thread that I’m now exploring alongside the work. The visuals and messages from the journey stayed with me and painting them helped anchor the feeling and extend the world.

Last week, I began guiding others on similar journeys to meet their own inner symbols and mythic messengers. This week, I begin translating those journeys into visual form.

I'll be back soon with the final painting in the trilogy. Until then, thank you for being part of this!

Much love,

Michelle
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