crop circles

These exquisite hand-made paper designs represent crop circle formations that showed up near sacred sites in the UK. Lydia would choose certain images that spoke to her and transform them into large scale paper art at Columbia College Chicago while visiting her young granddaughters.

Many stories and theories have been put forth about how crop circles are formed in the land. Lydia was fortunate to be able to visit the crop circles almost every year in England while also making her pilgrimage to the Goddess Conference in Glastonbury (where her goddess banners have hung consecutively for 29 years). 

What fascinated Lydia were the sacred symbols and language of these mysterious “temples” in the land. Lydia turned these temporary creations in the fields into permanent pieces of art that seem to “vibrate” with their sacred geometry and neon colors.

Here’s how Lydia described the significance of her collection of Crop Circle art: “I see the Crop Circles as a symbolic language, similar to pictographs, rock art, cave art directional signs and human marks made all over the globe. Crop circles are a magnificent art form using growing crops as the medium.

They occur in ripening grain, especially around ancient sacred sites in Great Britain. Over 10,000 have been reported worldwide.

Symbols speak to everyone on some levels stirring common memories.  Symbols go beyond the rational conscious mind into the realm of the unconscious, where soul memories reside. Most cultures throughout history have used symbols as a tool to unlock these collective memories. Meditation on such archetypal images gives one a feeling of oneness with the universe and unlocks the door to higher understanding. Art illustrates the soul.

Circles are about wholeness, inclusion, uniting, bringing together.  I see them as sacred symbols of the goddess, the divine feminine spirit, which exists in ALL. She is the creative spirit within and a great mystery, as are HER crop circles. Honor, respect, enjoy Her beauty.”