In particular, the taste of the “modern” strawberry would not exist without the French, British, and Spanish Empires. The history of the strawberry is thus a history of empire involving war, slavery, espionage, and the extractive colonial history of botany. However, the variety of the fruit we know today as the strawberry results from a long history of crossbreeding varieties of strawberries extracted from across the length of the Americas. The strawberries the Tudor court ate and those for sale nowadays on supermarket shelves are entirely different varieties. But this gloss of “Englishness”, as opposed to the exotic pineapple, has perhaps meant that the colonial history of the strawberry has previously gone unquestioned. In fact, this summertime treat can be traced as far back as the early sixteenth century, with Thomas Wolsey (or, rather, his cooks) first serving it to Henry VII at a banquet at Hampton Court palace. Perhaps this association is because the combo has been a staple of Wimbledon since its first tournament in 1877. This ultimately helps you achieve a greater sense of balance within.Something about the combination of strawberries and cream seems quintessentially English. Through these works I also hope to inspire both acceptance and a sense of personal responsibility. Either way, they can assist you at a very deep level to open up to more of who you are and strengthen your connection to the Divine. You can use them as a meditation tool, or simply enjoy looking at them. They have been created to inspire you to explore and understand yourself on a deeper level. These Illuminations offer one way of assisting this whole process. This change will never come from the governments of this world it will only happen when each individual makes a concerted effort to change within themselves and take responsibility for their own life and become aware of how that affects others and the world around them. The time has arrived for humanity to come of age and cast off immature behaviour such as greed, self-centredness and violence, and evolve into a more mature space of community awareness, peace, compassion, kindness and unconditional love. The soul is the rudder that gives you purpose and direction, and will guide you safely home. Remove the soul from the equation and you become like a ship lost at sea being buffeted by the winds of your thoughts and at the mercy of the rolling swells of your emotions. It is our purpose to have the soul, the mind and the emotions all working in collaboration as a functioning partnership. If you take the time to be still and listen, then the quiet voice of your soul will whisper your truth to you. The truth of who you are and why you are here is stored in your heart and encoded into your very DNA. Through an understanding of who we truly are, we can gain a greater understanding of the universe we live in and build a stronger connection with the Divine source of all life. As children of the Divine, we have all the attributes within us to conquer our fears and master our thoughts and emotions. These works aim to inspire this in people.īy learning to move beyond our personality (the body, mind and emotions) to connect with our soul, we begin the process of "Knowing Thyself." This self exploration helps us to understand our connection to All that is. I believe the modern, materialistic world is crying out for meaning, deeper connections, and a sense of the sacred mystery. I understood that these manuscripts needed to evolve into the twenty-first century by having a message that was relevant to people today. "I believe that re-creating a stronger connection to the Divine through a better understanding of ourselves, is our primary reason for Being." Over time, I began to understand the important role that these manuscripts still play in the twenty-first century. As an artist, studying and re-creating these manuscripts, this has been a truly remarkable journey of self discovery. Their use of colour, symbolism, pattern and gold have captivated and delighted our imaginations. They are a beautiful way of talking with the Divine. Illuminated manuscripts have been a powerful form of visual communication for many centuries.
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