This painting was created in the weeks before and after Imbolc, the point in the year that marks the first stirrings of spring. While it is still winter, the land begins to soften and warm, sap rises up the trees, and life begins to reemerge from rest. It is part of a series of work that taps into the energy of the Earth at specific times of year - namely, the 8 astronomical events that have been honored and celebrated for thousands of years (solstices, equinoxes, and cross quarter days).