I recently found a book of paintings of Jerry West, this painting, The Corn Mother reminds me of a story I heard in SMA. The Spanish missionaries came to a small village and the women of the village took immediately to the new religion. They prayed daily in front of the local statue of the Virgin Mary. It was discovered later that a small corn Goddess lay within the statue...they had continued to pray to their own, familiar Goddess.
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thank you for this mysterious and powerful corn mother! i have a story to add to this-and will return tonight to share. xo
Posted by: rebecca | December 09, 2015 at 09:22 AM
LOVE this painting. Prayers of gratitude to the Corn Mother always.
Posted by: gemma | December 09, 2015 at 10:11 AM
How appropiate. Our universal mother and contained in uncountable kernels of corn. So beautiful and wondrous.
Posted by: Annie | December 09, 2015 at 11:01 AM
I had never heard of the paintings of Jerry West and as soon as I read your post, I Googled him. The curious, ever-learning me learned something new. Yay. I love this painting and how the village seemed to accept the new religion but that a small corn Goddess was inside the statue of the Virgin Mary. Makes perfect sense to me.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | December 09, 2015 at 11:27 AM
Why not? In so many ways, they are one in the same woman. Great story and image!
Posted by: Paula Scott | December 09, 2015 at 12:33 PM
beautiful painting! and how blessed we are that we can pray to the universal mother in her form that is dearest to us without the fear of persecution or death!!
Posted by: Hettienne Grobler | December 10, 2015 at 05:52 AM
welcome to the first day of december-and a heartfelt invitation to share twelve days of mary love! xo
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