{"id":5117,"date":"2016-09-27T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5117"},"modified":"2021-03-19T14:16:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:16:57","slug":"making-art-for-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5117","title":{"rendered":"Making Art for the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><em>Making Art for the Spirit,<br \/>\nThe Intersections of Feminist, Sacred, and Creative Practice<\/em><\/h1>\n<p>I received an MA in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2001. Making Art for the Spirit is the title of my Thesis project, a presentation of research, personal narrative, and a body of art work. Here are some examples.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5733\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5731\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/optzVesselYemayaEleggba_ExteriorV1whitebkkgrnd_789x587pxedit1of-raw01-003-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Vessel for Yemaya and Eleggba, \u00a91988-89\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/optzVesselYemayaEleggba_ExteriorV1whitebkkgrnd_789x587pxedit1of-raw01-003-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/optzVesselYemayaEleggba_ExteriorV1whitebkkgrnd_789x587pxedit1of-raw01-003-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/optzVesselYemayaEleggba_ExteriorV1whitebkkgrnd_789x587pxedit1of-raw01-003.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vessel for Yemaya and Eleggba, 1989<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5899\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5897\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzMyArtworkValuableUseful633X941px_edit1_01-011-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Invoking Creativity I, 1993\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzMyArtworkValuableUseful633X941px_edit1_01-011-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzMyArtworkValuableUseful633X941px_edit1_01-011.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invoking Creativity I, 1993<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5850\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5845\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzLilithsShawlfullviewmaxRes877x717pxedit1_01-015-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"Lilith&#039;s Shawl, 1993, silk, fabric paint and mixed media\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzLilithsShawlfullviewmaxRes877x717pxedit1_01-015-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzLilithsShawlfullviewmaxRes877x717pxedit1_01-015-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optzLilithsShawlfullviewmaxRes877x717pxedit1_01-015.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lilith&#8217;s Shawl, 1993<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">__<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6835\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=6830\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optz-CircleOfSafetyDetail_finalEditSmallVersion5-792x4inches240ppi-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optz-CircleOfSafetyDetail_finalEditSmallVersion5-792x4inches240ppi-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/optz-CircleOfSafetyDetail_finalEditSmallVersion5-792x4inches240ppi.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Circle of Safety, 1993, Detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6049\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=6026\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Oshun2againFullView968x1000px-290x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Oshun2againFullView968x1000px-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Oshun2againFullView968x1000px-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Oshun2againFullView968x1000px.jpg 968w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oshun&#8217;s Golden Radiance I, 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6415\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=6134\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/optzAveburyGoddessDetail_Edit1790X1190px_03-004-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Avebury Goddess, 1995\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/optzAveburyGoddessDetail_Edit1790X1190px_03-004-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/optzAveburyGoddessDetail_Edit1790X1190px_03-004-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/optzAveburyGoddessDetail_Edit1790X1190px_03-004-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/optzAveburyGoddessDetail_Edit1790X1190px_03-004.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avebury Goddess, 1995<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">__<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=7438\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_OshunsGoldenRadiance2_6050percnt872x828px_edit-1_03-008-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"Oshun&#039;s Golden Radiance II, 1995\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_OshunsGoldenRadiance2_6050percnt872x828px_edit-1_03-008-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_OshunsGoldenRadiance2_6050percnt872x828px_edit-1_03-008-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_OshunsGoldenRadiance2_6050percnt872x828px_edit-1_03-008.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oshun&#8217;s Golden Radiance II, 1995<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7657\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=7654\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzWomensBloodAltar_DETAILedit1_02-001-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"Altar: Power of Women&#039;s Blood, 1996\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzWomensBloodAltar_DETAILedit1_02-001-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzWomensBloodAltar_DETAILedit1_02-001.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altar-The Power of Women&#8217;s Blood, 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7485\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=7476\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optzOyaPot_731x678px_edit1_02-009-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"pitfired clay vessel for Oya, \u00a9 1997\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optzOyaPot_731x678px_edit1_02-009-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optzOyaPot_731x678px_edit1_02-009.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orisha Pumpkin Pots: Vessel for Oya, 1997<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">__<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7755\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=5454\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optz_oshunjustice_03_2017_2200x2916px8bitNOBkkgrnd-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Oshun&#039;s Justice Shield, \u00a9 1998\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optz_oshunjustice_03_2017_2200x2916px8bitNOBkkgrnd-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optz_oshunjustice_03_2017_2200x2916px8bitNOBkkgrnd.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oshun&#8217;s Justice Shield, 1998<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6943\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=6936\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/optzYemayaQuiltfullview663x832pxfromslideedit1_02-015-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yemaya&#039;s Quilt, 1998\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/optzYemayaQuiltfullview663x832pxfromslideedit1_02-015-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/optzYemayaQuiltfullview663x832pxfromslideedit1_02-015.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yemaya&#8217;s Quilt for Protecting Children, 1998<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7617\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=7490\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzEshuAntiChatterShrine489X710px_03-018copy2-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Altars for Eshu, and Egun\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzEshuAntiChatterShrine489X710px_03-018copy2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/optzEshuAntiChatterShrine489X710px_03-018copy2.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altars: Eshu, Egun, 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">__<\/span><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9452\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/?page_id=7534\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_InvokingCreativityNewFndn_992x790px_edit-1_03-013-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Invoking Creativity from a New Foundation, 1999\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_InvokingCreativityNewFndn_992x790px_edit-1_03-013-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_InvokingCreativityNewFndn_992x790px_edit-1_03-013-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gailwilliamsart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/optz_InvokingCreativityNewFndn_992x790px_edit-1_03-013.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Invoking Creativity from a New Foundation, 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8249\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption 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