Cronewort & Red Earth

I'm thrilled to share my latest art piece! I created this for Red Earth - the women’s herbal gathering happening this summer up in Carbondale. The prompts for this art were  Artemisia vulgaris, aka mugwort or cronewort, the plant ally for 2026. This gentle guide helps us open the portal to expanded awareness, accessing wisdom and teachings.

Astrid, founder of Red Earth, wrote: “Cronewort is the wise old crone, with long silvery hair.  She guides us, teaches us and leads us gently to access other realms in the waking and in the dreamtime.  She assists in opening the portals of consciousness. I love to hang cronewort over my bed, burn as a smudge, use as an ointment on my third eye,  and also to smoke.”

Red Earth is deeply nourishing on so many levels. The food was so healthy, local and fresh - a mouth watering gourmet meal each time. There is a sense of freedom that is possible in a woman only space, the ability to express my feminine side fully, joyously. It's so very different from being in public spaces. Sitting in the Red Tent, which looked and felt like a red womb, was an incredibly powerful place to do ceremony. We sang about the ancient mother, about listening to our heart, about weaving the community together. My heart expanded, melted, and I left the Red Tent floating, radiant with feminine power. I loved drinking all the delicious herbal teas all weekend and learning so many new things - about herbs and healing, about my womb and being a woman, about my own ability to claim my power. I am excited for this year's gathering: July 31st thru August 2nd in Carbondale, at 13 Moons Ranch.

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