The High Priestess – Guardian of the Mystery – The Wisdom Keeper 24″ x 48″ oil on canvas © Jo Jayson 2017 SOLD (Click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop The High Priestess/Hierophantissa (Greek: Hiera:-sacred and Phanes:-illuminator/revealer) is the feminine archetype of one who acts as a conduit to […]
Grandmother Spider – The Weaver – SOLD 24″x36″ oil and gold leaf on canvas © Jo Jayson 2016 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Grandmother Spider – Spider Grandmother, Spider Woman, Tse-che-nako Sussistinako is known in the ancient folklore of Native Americans, as the creator of the world […]
Inanna – Star of Heaven and Earth – SOLD Oil on Canvas 24″x36″ © Jo Jayson 2016 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Inanna – the name given to the exalted and prominent ancient Sumerian Goddess of Love, War, Sexuality and Fertility. Ishtar was her Akkadian name given […]
Kali Ma – The Dark Mother (SOLD) Oil on canvas with gold leaf – 18″ x 36″ © Jo Jayson 2015 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Kali – Kali Ma (or Kalika, or Maa Kali) from the Sanskrit ‘ Kala’ meaning ‘Darkness and beyond Time.’ Kali is […]
Artemis – Maiden of the Hunt- SOLD Oil on Canvas 24″x36″ © Jo Jayson 2015 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Artemis (Greek) derived from Artemes meaning healthy and vigorous, was an ancient Greek Olympian Goddess, whose Roman equivalent was Diana. Her origins seem to come from pre-Olympian […]
Morgan the Faery – SOLD oil and gold leaf on canvas 24″x 48″ © Jo Jayson 2014 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Morgan le fay, Morgana, Morgaine, Morganis and Modron. A figure of so much mystery, confusion and misrepresentation, Morgan has become such a deep and complex […]
Guan Yin – Mother of Mercy and Compassion – SOLD 24” x 36” oil and collage on canvas © Jo Jayson 2014 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Guan Yin – Kuan Yin/Quan Yin is short for Guanshiyin meaning “observing the sounds of the world” in reference to […]
Miriam The Prophetess – SOLD 2014 oil and collage on canvas 24″ x 48″© Jo Jayson 2014 (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Miriam (ancient Hebrew name Maryam/Miryam) has a few meanings – bitterness, rebellion and strong waters. All of these meanings bear witness to Miriam’s character and […]
Jeanne d’Arc – The Maid of Orleans – SOLD 2013 oil and collage on canvas 24″ x 48″© Jo Jayson (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop At 13 Jeanne , a deeply pious peasant child, began to hear voices, prophesies that she was to save her beloved France […]
Mary – The Mother – SOLD 2013 oil and collage on canvas 24 x 48© Jo Jayson (click on image for larger version) Reproductions, prints and more available in shop Mary the Mother – Mary (Greek) Maryam (Aramaic Hebrew 1AD). Mary was an ordinary Israelite Jewish girl from Nazareth in the Galilee, who became the […]