Mountain Mythology: Faith and Folklore 

Water Witchin' In The Ozarks

from Mountain Mythology Series

Series of four paintings

watercolor and acrylic on canvas 

Water Witchin’ In The Ozarks is a painting series from the Mountain Mythology series, which examines and considers the connections between spiritualism, mythicism, and folk belief in relation to the physical, ecological, and cultural landscape of America. Water Witchin’ In The Ozarks features a series of four paintings of dowsing rod sticks, a type of divination and traditional folk belief practice employed in attempts to locate groundwater, on a variety of shaped canvases. Water Witchin’ In The Ozarks considers the intimate connection and magical mythicism between humanity and nature. This series of paintings examines and challenges ideas of orientation and disorientation in the form of physical, emotional, and spiritual navigation, as well as the long-withstanding traditions of folk belief in the American Southeastern mountain ranges. 

Water Witchin' in the Ozarks 

1 of 4

Watercolor and acrylic on shaped canvas

11in x 15.5in

Water Witchin' in the Ozarks 

2 of 4

Watercolor and acrylic on canvas

36in x 32in

Water Witchin' in the Ozarks 

3 of 4

Watercolor and acrylic on shaped canvas

31in x 31in

Water Witchin' in the Ozarks 

4 of 4

Watercolor and acrylic on canvas

36in x 32in

Carpenter's Daughter

from series Mountain Mythology 

Mountain Mythology 

from Mountain Mythology series

Red clay soil and acrylic on canvas 

Mountain Mythology is a triptych painting from the series Mountain Mythology: Faith and Folklore. Mountain Mythology features three framed wooden panels thickly coated with dried and cracking earthen red clay. The structural form and elongated design refer to cathedral windows and considers the connections between humanity, spirituality, and ecology in the physical and cultural American landscapes.