Before the Hedge Jumper retires for good, I’d like to give it one last moment in the sun, so here’s a few glimpses from the drawing process during March of 2018. Once it’s sold out, Hedge Jumper will enter into the printshop archives. There are still a handful up for grabs! 🌿 The Hedge Jumper is an illustration that captures the energy of the hedge witch as she walks between worlds and communes with the wise spirits of the unknown. From her right hand sprout plants that cleanse and protect-- Rosemary, Black Cohosh, Motherwort, Garlic, Hawthorn, and St. John's Wort. From her left grow plants that will aid her intuition and psychic abilities-- Peppermint, Mugwort, Dandelion, Yarrow, Jasmine, Cinquefoil, and Mullein. Beneath her unfurl the saturnine plants of the underworld, the poisonous "witches' weeds" found in the infamous flying ointments-- Foxglove, Datura, Henbane, Mandrake, Aconite, and Poppy. Although benevolent, the hedge witch knows that to understand the whole of spiritual wisdom she must possess a thorough knowledge of flora both healing and baneful. With this keen awareness, she reveres the green realm and submits her open mind as a receptive offering in exchange for the invaluable wisdom of the unknown worlds. Blessed by divine spirits, her animal familiar, the snake, encircles her as an act of mutual respect, symbolizing illumination, protection, and wholeness as she embraces the natural cycle of the earth. With her ability to touch all worlds and the natural energy of her trance-like state, The Hedge Jumper is a visual spell for personal power and the act of embracing all the worlds within yourself, both light and dark. The illustration symbolizes protection, balance, and wisdom gained through communion with the green realm and those divine energies that connect the whole of universe together. 🌿 #poisonappleprintshop #hedgejumper #hedgewitch #witchcraft #herbalism #herbwitch #greenwitch #jumpingthehedge #poisonpath #sketchbook #supporthandmade https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckqlv3gr8kD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
