Isis Original Art by Nicola Bird
Isis is the Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood, known for gathering the scattered pieces of her beloved Osiris. She calls to those who have had to piece a life back together and know the love it takes to begin again.
Isis is the Egyptian goddess of magic, healing and protection. She brings a devoted, resourceful kind of love, especially when something precious has been damaged. Her gift is seeing what can still be mended and understanding the care that will take. You might recognise her in the patience it takes to rebuild trust, or in the quiet work of helping someone you love find their feet again.
Each goddess takes her turn to enter my soul and find her way onto my canvas. Click 'NOTIFY ME' if you'd like to be emailed when she arrives.
about the artist
Nicola Bird
I didn't pick up a paintbrush until I was 52, shortly before my mother died. It felt as though she handed me her torch, and I've been painting ever since.
Before that, I built businesses, wrote books, raised a family and spent years helping people navigate change. My paintings come from all of it: the joy, the grief, the menopause, the reinvention, the particular ache of the in-between.
I paint instinctively. Music on, paint down, following the feeling rather than a plan. I want my work to hit you in the gut, change the way you breathe, and create that unmistakable moment when you look at a painting and know, without question: she's mine.
My collectors tend to be women at midlife and beyond who have lived enough to recognise something in the work. They don't choose a painting because it matches the sofa. They choose it because they've been through the fires of midlife and a part of them wants to be reclaimed.
