Embodied - Original

22" by 28" acrylic on canvas.   Embodied means to be an expression of. This particular painting is about allowing, allowing yourself to feel the emotions you need to feel to grieve. Embodied was one of the first paintings Maggie created when she started the grieving process from losing her sister Lacey. Maggie left her dreams of working with horses in order to search for spiritual healing. Her first step of grieving was allowing herself to feel. Although Embodied was the first painting for Maggie to create it is not the first painting in the timeline of her Grief Water Series. Here is a poem she wrote for the painting Embodied.    Let her be She needs to feel it Let her sink She needs to embrace Let her leave So she wants to come back Let her sing For it’s her sorrows who need to escape her Make her dance She can’t grasp how it felt She is salty For the ocean holds her Let her emerge It’s going to be a symphony Let her cower For it’s the next fight she’s getting ready for Let her ride