Jessica Jolicoeur

Sugar Skull Goddess - self portrait With the light always comes the dark. She lives in the deepest of places, but she is not a dark entity she is not death but a representation of the ultimate manifestation of the self. When you allow old ideas and behaviors to pass you find a renewed sense of self and an opportunity to grow into your full potential. She stands at the gateway of old and shows you the door to the new, the full moon lights the path. Only when you have walked through the darkness can you than stand in the light.

Playfull The ritual of play. The un abashed joy and delight in tumbling, rolling, fumbling through the motions of the body. A de-LIGHT full sense of wonder and magick is necessary when engaging in this most sacred of rituals. Like many rituals it is one that we share with our animal kin. In child hood all beings play and in fact all beings SHOULD play. It is one of the most important activity’s that we can engage in strengthening the mind, the body and the heart. Play feels good, in every part of your being. When we play we develop physical strength but we also create a spiritual strength, establishing a relationship between Ourselves, our play partner and the Earth that holds us. We create very important personal boundaries and learn about sensual and friendly touch. Play comes easy to the child, and quite often as adults we forget to engage with the spirit of the child and we begin to find ourselves surrounded with other adults that have also forgotten how to play. We become attac...

A new edition to my sketchbook and a preliminary for another painting that I will get around to painting at some point. So much to paint and never enough hours in the day.