ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Art is the journey of the soul in 3-D (heart, mind and spirit).  I have been making art all my life. I believe in art as a healing element, I practice it in my role as an Art Therapist. Art  expands and at times it becomes a psychic premonition; a revelation of the soul to oneself… It is a vehicle of discovery. Art is my greatest teacher. I have worked on this series for 8 years now. There are 2 working titles: “Human Potential”  or “The Red Paintings” (I use paper the color of Sedona red rock).  The materials, gouache on paper are the same as used by the ancient Vedics 5,000 BC in sacred ritual prayer. My paintings are prayers for the betterment of all human kind, in pursuit of our highest potentials.I make art from dreams, meditations, and visions.  I look to the landscape, the mindscape, the dreamscape and to the struggle of the human condition as fuel for the artworks. Transformation is a common theme.  I have many ideas from my own introspection, visionary inspirations, symbolism of the world’s mystery schools, the Earth and sacred cycles of the natural world, the phenomena of Cosmic Consciousness, legends and mythologies.  Often the paintings depict the three worlds: human (Earthly), spirit (Heavenly) and the world of the ancestors (Subterranean).The human world  and its cultures are diverse and these images show that diversity as well as the connections we share.  One of my goals is to preserve the sense of importance and specialness of each culture.  Another goal is the heightening of the senses through symbolism and the sublime showing our connection with all other human beings at the level of the Divine. The way that you look at each piece may change over time.  Like a mysterious waterfall, the human story is often fluid and changing as well as ancient and repeating. The collective unconscious is written in the folklore, mythology and live tales given to us from our ancestors; yet we make them come alive by living out our own stories in the here and now…I believe we are constantly creating a new mythology, one of our evolution and transformation, our struggles and joys. Now is the time to remember our true selves and seek out our highest potential to become what we can only imagine.

 "If grains of sand become a reflection of the Divine, just think what can happen to the human being..."       -The Dalai Lama

           "Conversations with the Sacred Underground"   Gouache on Paper   34x23"  2004  Rachel Houseman

"Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor"   23x32"  Gouache on Paper  2012  Rachel Houseman

 "La Luna"   Gouache on Paper    23x32"    Rachel Houseman   2013

                                                      "Grief into Beauty"  Gouache on Paper   34 x 23"   2005  Rachel Houseman

  "Love is the Mystery School"    23x34"    Gouache on Paper   2006   Rachel Houseman

                                                   "Princess of Pentacles"      17x11"     Gouache on Paper         2013     Rachel Houseman

     "Strength: Harvesting the Ego"           Gouache on Paper       16x20"      2013      Rachel Houseman

  "Multi-Dimensional Priestess" Gouache on Paper 23x34" 2011 Rachel Houseman

 "Feeding the Ancestors" Gouache on Paper 23x34" 2007  Rachel Houseman

        "Ceremony on the Mesa" Gouache on paper 9x8" 2010   Rachel Houseman

 "Songs of the Other World" Gouache on Paper  23x34" 2007  Rachel Houseman

   "Soul Love"  Gouache on Paper  23x34"  2007  Rachel Houseman

                                       "Prophecy of the White Buffalo Woman"   Gouache on Paper   34x23"    2011  Rachel Houseman



       "Prayer to the Four Corners" Gouache on Paper  8x8" 2005  Rachel Houseman

     "On the Path"  6x6"  Gouache on Paper  2008  Rachel Houseman

      "The Source" 23x34"  Gouache on Paper   2005  Rachel Houseman

 "Human Potential"  7x9" Gouache on Paper  2004  Rachel Houseman

"Star Angel"  Gouache on Paper  7x7"   2007   Rachel Houseman

   "Earth Goddess" Gouache on Paper 8x6" Gouache on Paper 2004  Rachel Houseman

    "The Giver"   23x34" Gouache on Paper  2006  Rachel Houseman





       "Guadalupe's Prayer" Gouache on Paper 23x34" 2006  Rachel Houseman
 

 "The Demiurge"  Gouache on Paper  30x23"  2013  Rachel Houseman

 "Tornado Running Heart" Gouache on Paper 23x34" 2006  Rachel Houseman

  "Mending the Universe" Gouache on Paper  9x8" 2012 Rachel Houseman SOLD

"Green Man" Gouache on Paper  9x6"  2007 Rachel Houseman

     "Searching the Universe"  23x34" Gouache on Paper  2006  Rachel Houseman

     "Guardians of the Psychic Force"  6x5" Gouache on Paper 2011  Rachel Houseman

  "Re-Generation"  20x30"  Gouache on Paper   2004   Rachel Houseman

  "Healing Hearts"  23x34" Gouache on Paper  2004   Rachel Houseman

"The Healing Source"  18x24"  Gouache on Paper 2007 SOLD  Rachel Houseman

"Volcano Woman"  9x14"  Gouache on Paper  2006   Rachel Houseman