The Firmament - Oil |
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The realm Alma inhabited seems to lie somewhere between Heaven and Earth, in the sky, fixed above the Earth. She could draw and write rapidly, as she watched The Hand in anticipation of what it would do next. “My Hand just goes like the wind,” she said. The wind also resides between Heaven and Earth, in a place known as The Firmament. |
Starry Stairs |
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In the Celtic tradition there has always been a beneficent, fertilizing spirit of vegetation or tree spirit associated with the May Pole. The newly awakened spirit of the springtime is symbolic of the cycle of the year; he is expected to die again each autumn. The masculine pole is decked with fresh flowers and garlands of green to remind us of the living essence of the tree. Sometimes the Vegetation deity is represented in human form, as The Green Man. |
Pixie |
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| Alma said she saw the ‘little people’, as well as angels, with full feathered wings. She had always wanted to illustrate for children’s books. This pixie-like character speaks of the magic and wonderment so readily accessible to children. Alma accepted all her strange experiences and visions with a child-like innocence very similar to that of a young child. |
Communication Series-1 |
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Some of the beings Alma saw were connected by tubes from the mouth. She said they were communicating. She referred to the figure in the bottom left as the Christ figure she had seen many times, clairvoyantly. He is here communicating with her spiritual guide, Aba Pasha. The third character is unidentified, but often Alma refers to the Holy Ghost in her writings. |
Vegetation Spirit |
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In the Celtic tradition there has always been a beneficent, fertilizing spirit of vegetation or tree spirit associated with the May Pole. The newly awakened spirit of the springtime is symbolic of the cycle of the year; he is expected to die again each autumn. The masculine pole is decked with fresh flowers and garlands of green to remind us of the living essence of the tree. Sometimes the Vegetation deity is represented in human form, as The Green Man. |
Garden of Eden Series- Chrysalis |
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There are several Paradisiacal drawings done in pencil crayon. The lush vegetation houses a chrysalis or cocoon, with life indicated within. Another Garden of Eden Series, featuring Spores, was recognized by a toxicologist to contain renditions of viruses, as he sees them under a microscope. Alma drew from the macrocosm and the microcosm. |
Garden of Eden Series - Spores |
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Alma wrote about scenes in heaven and original states of perfect harmony, where lush gardens abound. This image offers a close-up view of possible foliage, bursting with the fertility of life. |
Garden of Eden Series - Fuscia Joy |
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The lush vegetation seems to explode on the page as we are drawn to the central fuscia flower, akin to a 'bee balm,' that acts as a magnet for birds and bees alike. Hummingbirds especially love this flower and in the Medicine Cards 'Hummingbird' means 'Joy'. The semi-domestication of the foliage is reflected in vague blue vase shape surrounding the picture. Alma spend some time decorating vases in Toronto. This perfect garden scene cannot be contained though. |
Aba's Mission |
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This is a picture of Aba Pasha, Alma's 'genuis' or spiritual guide. He is shown here amidst the highly charged electrical impulses surrounding him. For some it may be interpreted as Aba's mission to bring Light to our planet, through Alma's drawings. The drawings are said to be in the sacred language of light. |
Exotic Bird Bath |
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Alma saw many planes of existence. Some had exotic animals and birds in lush tropical gardens. There is an entire series of 'The Garden of Eden.' These hummingbird and peacock-like birds hover over a spherical bird bath, indicating they are domesticated. Alma also wrote about the fruits of the Tree of Life, and the birds may rest, camouflaged in the rainbow colours of the vine in the background. |
Emerging Maid |
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One piece of writing says, "Alma came to Earth as Joan of Arc." This young maid of Orleans seems to be emerging from the collective mists to fulfull the prophesy of a young woman saving France. The sun shines on her endeavours and a strange critter, perhaps an elemental, stands by her side. One of the main characters in the royal court of Dauphin belonged to the Order of the Porcupine. Alma drew several stylized porcupines. The mystery remains as to whether the maid who heard voices was a simple country girl or a member of a powerful royal blood lline herself, one who commands armies. |
Garden of Eden Series - Garden Diva |
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Findhorn, in Scotland, grew majestic gardens in rock and sand by following guidance from diva's, spiritual archetypes of the plant kingdom. This Fecund Diety, explodes in colourful energy that is flower medicine. She is composed of stigmas, styles, pods, stems, petals and seeds. |
Garden of Eden Series - Bird of Paradise |
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This sample paradisiacal vegetation captures the essence of pollination and plant reproduction. The central flower reminds one of the Bird of Paradise, but the picture may be turned upside down and then one is equally lost in tendrils and tentacles draping scene in ribbons of lush growth from a central, rare black plant. |
Fairy Lake Fairy |
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Alma lived on the shores of Fairy Lake in Huntsville the entire time she drew her inspired drawings. There is a magical feeling about the beautiful lake and she drew her inspiration from the surrounding scenery to be sure. Alma said she saw the fairies and the "little people" as well as angels. This is one of the few oil paintings in her collection. |