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Field Notes from the Cultural Apothecary

Mother Cow

Mother Cow

A mother cow stands beside her calf, her head gently turned toward it in quiet devotion. Her body is adorned with an ornate saddle, patterned like a tapestry of care, and from her back a tree begins to grow - life rising from life. Around them, arabesques unfold in soft, luminous symmetry, echoing the harmony between creature and creation.

The earth itself seems sustained by her presence: the patience of her gaze, the abundance of her milk, the calm rhythm of her being. in Hindu tradition, the cow embodies this sacred freedom - not through power, but through boundless giving, a love so gentle it sustains the world.

Peace

Peace

Under a sky of stars and a gentle half-moon, a woman stands wrapped in a soft veil of night. Her white hair glows faintly in the darkness, her face serene, as if listening to a silence deeper than words. In her arms she holds a bouquet of flowers - fragile, radiant offerings to the world around her.

The painting is a quiet prayer for harmony. It speaks of peace not as the absence of conflict, but as a luminous presence - the stillness born from compassion and friendship with all living beings.

Deer of the Moon

Deer of the Moon

A white deer runs through a boundless plain, its body shimmering like breath upon snow. A saddle of ornament rests on its back - an offering, a crown, a secret burden. Above, the sky unfolds in filigree arabesques beneath a full, watchful moon.

The deer moves not though distance but through states of being. It rises and descends, seeking the realm between worlds - the threshold of the soul where form dissolves into spirit. In this endless motion, the creature becomes both guide and reflection: purity in flight, mystery in motion, the silence that binds heaven and earth.

Kazuga Deer

Kazuga Deer

Across cultures and centuries, the deer has carried myth and meaning - a symbol of grace, passage, and the divine connection. In Kazuga Deer, the animal becomes a sacred messenger, inspired by its role in Shinto belief as a bridge between the earthly and the spiritual.

A white deer stands beneath a tree alive with birdsong, its body adorned with a colourful saddle and blanket shimmering in quiet ceremony. Above it, a celestial dome unfolds - patterned with delicate arabesques, a sky both protective and infinite.

The painting invites the viewer to journey “between here and not here,” where nature spirit meet, and every breath carries a trace of the divine.