Art
 

Below are some examples of Fran Gatins’ artwork, mentioned in AWAKENING WITH MOTHER EARTH. They are not for sale at this time.

FIVE ELEMENTS

This quintych represents the Five Elements of Chinese philosophy (Water, Wood/Wind, Fire, Earth, Metal) in their "support" cycle. Paint, lemon chrysoprase, natural and dyed pearls, dried hibiscus, handmade paper, sheet music, lovebird feathers, red apple coral, zebra stone, abalone shell, polished quartz with inclusions, toothpicks, sand and red clay. 12 x12 each

WIND

I did not intend for this Wind Elemental to end up looking like a Dragon. It just turned out that way. Birch bark, pieces of a very large California pine cone, fossilized snails, cholla cactus, stone, holy dirt from Chimayo NM, assorted beads, stones and pearls, dyed and natural.

MUSIC ANGEL

It seems logical to me that somewhere there is an angel for music and singing, since everything in the world has a song. Paint, paper, sheet music, tangerine quartz, shells, coin pearls, moss, small red beads, lovebird feathers, cholla cactus, string.

LIGHTNING

I’d been making a series of collages on the Elements when, within a period of weeks, we had lightning in our house four times.
I quickly decided I’d better do a collage to pacify that Element. It has quartz crystals, paint, glass, mica, stibnite, pipe cleaners, holy dirt from Chimayo, NM, and a feather. The "head" is a fossilized sea shell.

DRYAD

A wild wood spirit, made of maple burl, paint, geode, small red beads, apple coral bead, seed pods from Morocco, crow feathers.

After the experience Annie and I had in the Grand Tetons (described in AWAKENING . . .) I made this collage in homage and gratitude. Paint, sea fans, wood beads, handmade paper, ocean jasper, feather, tiny crystals.