SHINE YOUR LIGHT 23

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2020 MOON CALENDAR

2020 Moon Calendar 

6th edition illustrated lunar phases

For every year I make these Moon Calendars i deepen my connection and recognise the importance of tuning in and reflecting the cyclical nature of my body with that of the moon. I offer these in shops throughout the UK (please contact me if you'd like info on stocking them in your shop elezmac@hotmail.com) They're unique, elegant and always printed with veg based inks onto fsc certified and recycled paper. 

Warm wishes as we transition into the darker months. Happy New Year. 

i'm also selling these gorgeous English Oak magnetic print hangers made in the UK. 

Please have a peek at my shop LANDofERIN

Goddess Temple

There's a selection of my handmade Oracle Pouches at the 

Goddess Temple Gift Shop in Glastonbury. 

 Etsy Shop LANDofERIN . 

Perfect for your Tarot cards. Made with French and Lithuanian linen, silk screen printed with my drawings. 

tashi delek

I'm feeling nostalgic after my Dad sent me these photos of when we met in India and travelled together for a month with his Tibetan friend Bino and two Tibetan monks. I feel so blessed to have spent this time with my Dad. It took ten days in Delhi for our visas to be granted for the restricted area of Arunachal Pradesh where Bino's Mum lives in Mechuka a small mountain village near the border of China. There isn't much of a road there (although i see on trip advisor that they may be slowly constructing one...ha trip advisor!) and it takes about three days by 4x4. When we visted 15 years ago the locals told us that it had only been visited by tourists maybe ten times. It was remote and beautiful and the sustainable way they live up there continues to inspire me. All grain and crops were grown and water was collected direct from the river (we were told that the spirits would not be happy if you polluted the river in anyway...if a cow urinated near the water it would be sure to die shortly after) The toilets were away from the houses in wooden sheds and the ashes from the fires in the homes were used to neutralise the smell and create a compost for the fields. Cooking was done on a central fire in the middle of the room. Houses were timber framed. The staple crop was millet. The delicacy was a hard cheese made into cubes and would store for months. Up on the hill overlooking the village is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple visited by the Dalai Lama.  

a hindu festival celebrated in mechuka

Tibetan Pilgrimage. Wearing the traditional Chupa, apron and coral and turquoise beads ... i think the red bottle i'm carrying probably contained arak... local moonshine made from millet.

the hospitality was incredible but we were very drunk a lot of the time - the teapot was filled with arak and it was unlucky for a guests cup to become empty! 

stilted houses on the journey up the mountain

Danza de la Luna

Here are some images that inspired this years MOON PHASE CALENDAR 

I love the old alchemical drawings made using oak gall ink and natural pigments, which is what I used to create the original piece of artwork.

I've recently discovered Danza de la Luna...the largest dance in the world held in Mexico....a prayer to Mother Earth. One of my dreams is to dance this dance...I'm putting that out there to the Universe.

detail from 2019 Moon Phase Calendar . erin macairt

I just started INSTAGRAM

....waaaa?!!!!! I'm trying to minimise internet use as it really makes me feel disconnected and thought that maybe instagram might be less time consuming than a blog...i found the first week addictive!!! Now I'm a bit bored of it but I'm posting images of my work up there  so if you need some Art in your life or want to commission me or buy an etching or moon calendar please take a look.... ERINMACAIRT