MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Stonehenge Memory
Megan Ashman
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PUBLISHED
SIZE
12x12
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
Elements & Seasons, Places & Spaces, Emotion & Themes, Spirit & Dreams, Abstract & Concepts
SUBCOLLECTION
Earth, Summer, Fall, Ancient & Sacred Places, Realms, Ethereal & Divine, Textured & Found Objects
YEAR
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
The iconic standing stones of Stonehenge emerge like ancient teeth from layers of golden yellow, soft turquoise, sage green, and weathered gray.
The megalithic structure appears in silhouette at the base of the composition, its famous trilithons barely recognizable beneath veils of translucent color and texture.
A glowing yellow vortex dominates the upper left—perhaps sun, portal, or the accumulated energy of millennia—while the rest of the surface suggests landscape remembered through fog, through time, through the distortion of myth becoming history becoming mystery again.
Brown linear elements sweep across like ancient pathways or ley lines.
The whole composition feels like Stonehenge viewed through drugged vision, or perhaps how the stones themselves remember the sky they've watched for five thousand years.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
This piece meditates on sacred sites as palimpsests of meaning, built by cultures we barely understand, used for purposes we can only guess, surviving into eras that have forgotten why such massive effort was worthwhile. The glowing vortex suggests the stones still hold power even when meaning is lost, or perhaps that certain places naturally accumulate energetic significance regardless of human intention.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
Stonehenge represents ancient wisdom, astronomical knowledge, sacred geometry, and humanity's drive to mark time and honor cycles. The sun/portal vortex suggests solstice ceremonies, the alignment of stones to celestial events, or doorways between worlds that ancient peoples believed the monument opened. The layered, obscured presentation suggests how distance in time obscures original meaning—we can see the stones but barely understand their true purpose.
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR SUPPORT
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