'Eternal Love for Trees' - Original 8x8 Painting

'Eternal Love for Trees'

This painting was created as part of my Island of Things Collection. With this collection, I’m carrying out research on my indigenous Taino roots. As I gather and reflect on family oral histories, symbols of the Taino, and written histories about the myth of their extinction, I’m more and more inspired to create these works. This painting references the "Eternal Lovers" petroglyph, typically shows as two birds with their beaks meeting. For the Taino it was a love scene, but is also wrapped up in their idea that everything they grew or killed belonged to the entire tribe. This motif takes on a bigger meaning when we think about it in context of how we should care for nature. This earth belongs to all of us, and we all have a responsibility to care for it. 

For this specific painting, I was thinking about the sacred Ceiba trees, many of which were destroyed when Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The Taino saw the Ceiba as the part of nature that connects us to heaven, earth, and the underworld. Many of these trees have come back since their devastation and stand as a testament to the hope of revitalization in the aftermath of climate change events.

Details of the painting:

• Painted on handmade watercolor paper

• Materials: Watercolor, Ink, Acrylic, Thread

• Will be shipped in a secure, insured package

• Would look beautiful in a floating frame

10% of the sale of this painting will be donated to The Women's Earth Alliance. When women thrive, the earth thrives. Women's Earth Alliance catalyzes grassroots, women-led solutions to protect the environment, end the climate crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world.