Margaret

Oil on linen, 24” x 18”, 2025

I was first drawn to this image by the intensity of her eyes, and as I painted, her power revealed itself. She embodies the witch within us all: the healer, the destroyer, the creator, the lover, the infinite.

The snake brooch carries layers of meaning. In many traditions, snakes symbolize knowledge, rebirth, and transformation. They shed their skin to renew themselves, a reminder of our own capacity for growth and change. Historically, women’s intelligence has often been perceived as threatening, and the snake also speaks to that enduring power.

This work invites us to embrace all that we are and allow our inner wisdom, our inner witch, to shine.