Ancient images are the iconography for original art that honored the female, a reunion between art and life. Symbols have the power to shape our values and self-image; it is about what has been forgotten, yet continues to reappear, holding significance from the earliest aesthetic expressions by humans to the present day. The female form, regardless of its manifestation, is a symbol for creative energy and a vehicle for the artist to express what has often been forced to remain silent. Psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Jung gave our archetypes the status of symbols that have the power to envelop our entire creative process.
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