Storytelling
“I am so moved by her pictures and by her account of basing them, or creating them with the ancient spirals as her symbol: she brings the past into the present and future as one perfect whole…the fact that she is Maltese makes such a difference! “
Asphodel P. Long 1929-2005, Writer, Teacher, Feminist Theologian, Goddess activist.
Tahaya – Tales of the Tal-Qadi Stone
Cross-Genre/Historical Fiction
In this magical world of the imagination, history, dreams and religion are blended together in an informal historical-fiction/magical-reality book, presenting stories about new ways to co-exist with other species and with the environment. This body of work relates all aspects towards: “thinking well of one’s origins; it is part of having a healthy self-image.”
(Huston Smith, 1994).
Towards the end of Malta’s Neolithic temple culture in 2650BC, a temple child called Tahaya connects by distant feeling across a bridge of a thousand years to a horse called Intuit. He picks up her stories in the wind through the forelock of his mane. Tahaya: Tales of the tal-Qadi Stone is a cross-genre novel relating to Malta’s past Temple Culture. Combined with other future-related narratives, the story seeks to engage with an ecological and spiritual awareness. The story is backed by researched archaeological data and information, as well as many illustrations.
Intuit listening to the winds of time. (2014)
40 x 50cm – Pastel
Gliding inland on the inky water. (2015)
50 x 40cm – Pastel
The Arrival (depicting the graffiti of boats on the Tarxien orthostats). (2015)
50 x 40cm – Pastel
Coming Ashore in the eastern creek near the temple of tal-Qadi (2022)
100 x 120 cm – Oil on canvas
Rish-Shamash finds the Tal-Qadi Stone. (2021)
27 x 18cm – Pencil sketch
The smell of land on entering the creek. (2015)
40 x 30 cm – Pastel
Phoenician boats reaching the shore. (2021)
Pencil sketch and digital
Getting ready to wade ashore. (2021)
20 x 15cm – Intaglio printTahaya, a temple child from the remote past, follows the spiritual calling of her very own shamanic virtual reality. She tells Intuit about the broken fan-shaped stone which was part of a lunar dial. In the dreaming, she reveals how to complete the stone and access the secrets of time… leading to a conscious mind, a healing body and a beautiful, boundless spirit.
An elder making an offering to the mother goddess of the islands. (2021)
100 x 200cm – Acrylic on canvas
Shooshme’s shadow. (2021)
150x100cm – Oil on canvas
She shone like a pearl. (2020)
80 x 100cm – Acrylic on canvas
Across the bridge of time. (2021)
100 x 150 cm – Oil on canvas
Mnajdra temples. (2019)
80 x 80 cm – Acrylic on canvas
Tahaya’s dream. (2020)
90 x 90 cm – Oil on canvas
Temple Child. (2021)
50 x 40cm – Pastel
On the plains of Benuarrat (2015)
Pastel, 55 x 75 cm
Tahaya and Intuit across time. (2022)
120 x 100cm – Oil on canvas
The Traders in the cove. (2022)
100 x 150 cm – Oil on canvasThe Story of Earth & Sky
Composed upon the Mandala, The Story of Earth and Sky is symbolic of the universe. These paintings represents a search for equilibrium, a transformation from chaos to cosmic order.
The Labyrinth of the Mind
The Story of Earth & Sky. Exhibited at the University of Malta, Msida, Malta and United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, to celebrate International Woman’s Day, 1995. 85 x 75cm – Watercolour
The Secret Space of Spirit
The Story of Earth & Sky. Exhibited at the University of Malta, Msida, Malta and United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, to celebrate International Woman’s Day, 1995. 85 x 75cm – Watercolour
The Universality of the Heart
The Story of Earth & Sky. Exhibited at the University of Malta, Msida, Malta and United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, to celebrate International Woman’s Day, 1995. 75 x 85cm – Watercolour