Embodied - Original
Embodied - Original
22" by 28" acrylic on canvas.
Embodied means to be an expression of. This particular painting is about allowing, allowing yourself to feel the emotions you need to feel to grieve. Embodied was one of the first paintings Maggie created when she started the grieving process from losing her sister Lacey. Maggie left her dreams of working with horses in order to search for spiritual healing. Her first step of grieving was allowing herself to feel. Although Embodied was the first painting for Maggie to create it is not the first painting in the timeline of her Grief Water Series. Here is a poem she wrote for the painting Embodied.
Let her be
She needs to feel it
Let her sink
She needs to embrace
Let her leave
So she wants to come back
Let her sing
For it’s her sorrows who need to escape her
Make her dance
She can’t grasp how it felt
She is salty
For the ocean holds her
Let her emerge
It’s going to be a symphony
Let her cower
For it’s the next fight she’s getting ready for
Let her ride the rollercoaster
She needs the highs
But needs to feel the lowest of lows
Let her cry
It needs to leave her body
Let her be embodied
Let her embody others
Let her recreate herself
So she can live the life she always dreamed of