Mairin-Taj Caya

April's Theme - Spring Waters - Chapter One!

Added 2022-04-19 12:54:35 +0000 UTC

I love Spring. At this early stage, water and earth thaw and warm, able to move and be softer again under foot. The wee buds of leaves and bulbs come up and out, and the infant traces of fresh growth tenderize the old bareness of the landscape.

In Celtic myth, Brigid (or Bríg) is a personification of these creative forces, associated with Spring, and is traditionally a goddess or a saint (depending on your cultural perspective) that stirs life up again.

Sacred springs and fresh water are a foundational element to this concept, as well.

It's funny, because I struck a pose in this theme, unknowingly, that turned out to be nearly identical to one I used in self-reference years ago for a seasonal illustration of Brigid in a fresh woodland spring. It's the one with my toes hovering above the water...

There's more of these in Chapter TWO for next week, with further variation, portrait shots, and a change of location in the lake-side woods, coming up next!

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Model: Mairin-Taj Caya

Photographed with assistance by: Dmitry Vasyanovich

Edited by: Mairin-Taj Caya