Drawing on paper

Signed on the front.

The central figure is a woodland nymph who is protected by the towering mushrooms that surround her. The mushrooms portrayed have a semi-masculine aura about them, not so much in a phallic sense but more of a strong and stately stance and they protect her whilst she is in a vulnerable foetal position of transformation.

This drawing was inspired by the mushroom season. I took many photos of fungi in the Blue Mountains and in my local park (Sydney park), there were so many beautiful and diverse mushrooms that I felt compelled to draw as many of them as I could.

Mushrooms are full of symbolism and hold so much mystery and many cultures have varying folklore attached to them. I feel drawn to the meaning of how the mushroom indicates visions or the deeper consciousness within us and of their connection between heaven and earth.