The Breath of Water
Yassica Ferrer, 7 October 2024, watercolours, acrylic, and genuine gold leaf on paper, 12 x 12 inches.
The Breath of Water captures the essence of water as a living, conscious presence that nourishes all living things. Inspired by an inner vision, the painting portrays primal water, holding the memory and energy of creation itself. It is more than a physical substance—it is the spirit that breathes life into all living things on Earth.
Over the past year, my spiritual practice has deepened, bringing new layers to this work, which began in the summer of 2023 with The Water of Life painting. Through Shivambu (urotherapy), an ancient practice rooted in Ayurveda, often misunderstood but revered as a self-healing and spiritual practice, I explored my body's innate wisdom and ability to heal through its own waters for over a year. This experience has deepened my connection to the essence of life, allowing me to see further into the core of my being. This journey of inner transformation is woven into the painting, which brings a more profound sense of awareness than the first version of this painting.
Soon after my vision with water in 2023, I came across the work of John W. Armstrong, Veda Austin, and Gerald Pollack, whose studies helped me gain further insights into my experience. The painting's central motif was inspired by the structured state of the exclusion zone (EZ) water or 'fourth phase of water', discovered by Gerald Pollack, highlighting its crystalline structure and connection to the ether. I used the flower of life's hexagonal structure to create my pattern since structured water has a hexagonal shape. Watercolour and metallic paints create a shimmering effect, capturing this sacred water's living, bubbling nature as it pulses with light. The black void represents the space from which life emerges, similar to the womb.
Contained within a boundary of genuine gold leaf, this living water extends its nourishment to the layers of Earth and beyond. This boundary, reminiscent of a cell and the gel-like water within each of our cells, serves as a bridge between the microcosm of our bodies and the macrocosm of the universe. 'The Breath of Water' invites the viewer to contemplate this water that permeates life as the ultimate giver, the link between the visible and invisible, the earthly and the etheric.
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