Light Bearers

”Light Bearers” is a 12x18” hand-carved linoleum block print printed in black oil-based ink on 16x20” Japanese kitikata paper. The print is numbered and signed in a limited edition of 60 with the first few available being labeled as AP.

This print features two black ravens one flying with a burning lantern and the other with the key. These two magical birds are the light bearers. This image comes from a series of dreams the artist had during an eclipse. The darkness had taken over and through the depth of the woods emerged a light, fuzzy, distant, but still bright. Spirit guide Raven is the portal master between the current realm and the shadow realm and shows up when one is lost in their own gnarly twisted woods.  

Raven Magic is a powerful medicine that can give you all kinds of courage to enter the so-called void, The Great Mystery, the place from which all things, all ideas, all life, springs. Raven is the messenger between the two worlds and will help you bring things into form.

Ravens are the guardians of magic and healing. With Raven's help one can shift perspectives to have a change in consciousness that brings about a new reality and can dispel "dis-ease" or illness.

Ravens are the messengers that carry the flow of energy from the ceremony to the receiver. It is the wings that your prayers glide on to reach their intended destination.

Raven Animal Medicine puts you on alert that Magic is in the air and on its way to you. You don't need to try to figure anything out. It's already happening.

Taking over 60 hours to carve, this print is a part of an ongoing series of hand carved linoleum block prints inspired by traditional Japanese wood blocks. Other prints in the series include: “Capybara Oasis”, “As Above So Below”, “The Watcher”, and “The Hunt” all available on FemmePrints.com

*Please note that due to the nature of hand-carved linoleum block printing, every print will have its own unique quality. Each edition is inspected to be the best quality and similar, but I cannot ensure exact replica of the print pictured on this site. Part of the magic of printmaking is all of the print-specific marks like "noise" or carving marks that add to the feel of the print. Please take note of this when ordering.