'Philosophers Stone' - (Karen Hansen, 2024-2025) Mixed Media Bas Relief (Sacred Red Ochre, Clay, Paper, Vintage Swarovski)

Karen Hansen 'Philosophers Stone' (2024/25) 405x305x35 mm

Mixed Media on Canvas (Acrylic, Hand processed red ochre, metal leaf, clay, Swarovski Crystal, Amethyst, rose quartz, paper)

A powerful bas relief, painted with the blood of the earth (whenua) and featuring 4 vintage Sapphire Swarovski crystals , Circa 1950s.

Heavily symbolic, this painting draws together Karen's themes of self sovereignty and feminine earth power into a road map for enlightenment which she only begins to understand.

All Karen's latest works are co-creations with Spirit and Nature Beings, which continue their conversations with the viewer long after they come into physical being.