12. Angelika Forray - Wild Sacred Magic

 Studio location : 1551 Pickles road, Denman Island

Angelika Forray is a multidisciplinary artist. Her focus is painting and ceramics. She is also a poet and the author of “Liminal”. Angelika is a graduate of NIC and has studied with potters Gordon Hutchens and Gail West. She is inspired by the magical and whimsical nature around her, as well as the process of healing, both internally and externally. When she is not creating art she is attending to her herbal garden or exploring the natural world around her. She is also the founder of Moonsnail Wellness and serves as an Ayurvedic Health Counsellor and Practical Herbalist.

Angelika Forray has recently published a new photograph book featuring the magical nature of Denman Island. The book is called "Inner Island: Portals of Denman Island". She will have the book and prints available for sale on the tour. 

'Inner Island - Portals of Denman Island' is a captivating exploration of the landscape. Known as Inner Island (Taystayic and Sla-dai-aich) by the Indigenous people of Comox Valley, it holds a mystical allure. Angelika Forray's artistic photography unveils the island's hidden magic and beauty, capturing moments of presence, awe, and unseen worlds. Forray's work beckons the viewer to see nature in a new light, shift their perspective, and discover the sacredness surrounding us. The journey begins with the earth - photographs of stones and mushrooms. It then delves into the water world, revealing various sites on Denman Island. The plant world is next, showcasing the medicinal and non-medicinal plants that call Inner Island home. The book concludes with the enchanting portals in the forest, where the beauty of moss, trees, and the green world creates mandala-like gateways.

'Inner Island' is a journey with our eyes to see our inner world, the world we see when we close our eyes and enter into dreams or altered states of consciousness.

It calls our hearts to remember our connection to the Earth and the lands we call home.

Website :

angelikaforray.com

wildsacredmagic.com

Social media links :

@angelikaforray

@mud.alchemist