Acrylic Paint on Wood and Clay, 60" x 18" x 18", 2011

Hildegard is a 12th century German Abbess who had had an amazingly creative life. At a time when few women wrote, Hildegard, produced major works of theology and visionary writings and was consulted by and advised bishops, popes, and kings. She wrote treatises about natural history and medicine. She is also the first composer whose biography is known.

Early in Hildegard’s life she started having visions. She received a divine message that she was to write down her visions. When she refused, she became ill, when she wrote she was healed. She is an example of the miraculous healing powers of surrendering to your own creativity. For more on Hildegarde check my blog here and my video of her life.