ARTIST STATEMENT
Threshold
Wisdom is a gift few recognize
Time
stands
still.
Lotus blooms.
This painting is part of a painted drum series and the image was inspired by a dream. Crocodile symbolism concerns the ability to trust oneself. Many associate the crocodile with aggression and danger, I see a creature whose strongest quality is patience, balanced by the wisdom of knowing when to take action.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Angela is a painter and poet who lives in St. Louis. She exhibits throughout the midwest and her work is in both private and public collections. For the past four years her art has been featured in an international calendar for spiritual art. Her background is in graphic design and illustration for the childrens market. Her book Remembering Mama is still in circulation after 20 years. Her B.A. is from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, although her deepest education has come from melding her spiritual and artistic life.
© Angela L. Chostner