The Bee

In ancient cultures, The Bee was a sacred creature that bridged the natural world and the underworld. A messenger that travels between the outside world and the hive, The Bee is at home in both sunlight and darkness. The Bee also symbolizes fertility. The Bee’s honeycomb is a hexagon, which is a symbol of community, interconnectedness and strength. The Bee has also been associated with hidden wisdom and mysteries, but also with industry and hard work. As a totem, The Bee might teach us to create art in our everyday lives and to trust in our communities. Like The Bee, our lives are interconnected.

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The Salmon (The Struggle) Totem Art Print by Kerrie CarbaryI

I was teasing you a while back about a new collage I was working on, The Salmon. Well, would you like to see?

There are actually two salmon collages. This one is The Salmon (The Struggle). I'll save the other one for later. :)



The Salmon is big for me, sizewise. I've been working small lately, but have been reminded that I love to work larger as well. So, there's no medium right now! Only miniature and XL. XL is 22 x 30 inches for me, I know that's tiny for some artists, but I'm still recovering from having a tiny space to create tiny art in.

For me, The Salmon relates to the tarot card, The Chariot. The Salmon will be one of the cards in The Totem Tarot. This is a good card for my life right now. I'm in the middle of a ton of transitions and changes and decisions. The Salmon is a fighter, creative, a creature of the cycle. What goes around comes around. The Salmon is also a symbol of creation and birth, death and rebirth. The Salmon finds home upstream to spawn, then dies giving life so the cycle may continue.

While you're (surely!) anxiously awaiting The Totem Tarot, I'm offering prints of The Salmon: Etsy :: kerrie :: The Salmon (The Struggle) Totem Art Print by Kerrie Carbary