In Our Midst
acrylic and oil on canvas
20 cm x 20 cm

Private Collection, London, UK

Lucy as Aries

The astrology poem in its entirety:

Shine on, bright little fish / Twinkling Diamonds in our midst

The Astrology series explores humanity’s relationship with the cosmos, and our deep-rooted desire to explain the paths of our lives. It’s an ancient belief that the movement of the stars influences our lives on Earth. In these modern times astrology is often looked upon as akin to superstition, although most of us will read our horoscope if it’s presented to us. It’s interesting to learn that in fact there are proven cases where the stars and planets do affect our lives- for example, Jupiter, with its large mass and gravitational pull, is instrumental in diverting asteroids that would otherwise impact our planet. A more tangible relationship between the stars and ourselves is that every element that makes up our bodies has been manufactured inside an ancient star out there in the Universe. As Carl Sagan famously said, “We are all made of star stuff.”