Women in Art 278 Magazine April 2016 | Page 46

russian-american artist Tatiana Kiselyova visionary painting My art is my humble and most reverent contribution to honoring the great mystery that moves in all things and, as it passes through me, calls me to create. There is no way that I could ever convey the heartbreaking beauty of the outer and inner worlds that penetrate my senses, the unutterable preciousness of life. There is no way that I would ever stop trying. Springing from the deep kinship with all things alive, my art is part of my Earth-honoring and healing work, guided by human and animal teachers and traditional entheogenic master plants. I aspire to bring into a visual expression the song of the mystical realms of nature, soul, and spirit, and convey their transformative power to my fellow humans as best I can. I hope to stir the living echo of what we know in the depth of our being as true and sacred about ourselves and the world that we are part of. The treasures I bring from my encounters in visionary realms are from the portals to healing and liberation, balanced with rootedness in Mother Earth and honoring our ancient ancestral connection to all life forms on this planet. Awakening to the brilliance of the divine play that we are all actors in brings us the power and the freedom to cherish every passing moment, every brief blossom of precious life that we are so privileged to be enmeshed in. I believe that now is the time to reconnect with ourselves and the web of creation that nurtures us, and my paintings are an offering, the giving back from the spark that made me alive, aware, and grateful for the immeasurable gift of life. wom en ART page 46