Cal Peacock is an internationally renowned artist, grandmother, "Alligator Cowgirl", Fairy Huntress, ceremonialist, teacher and activist. Ms. Peacock has been painting her entire life. Yes, Peacock is her real name. Peacock, Texas was named after her grandfather, Brack Peacock. Classically trained by private tutors and college classes, she's explored many mediums for her artistic expression from printmaking, portrait and landscape painting to welding and graphic design. Her work is sought by collectors and has shown in such prestigious venues as the Smithsonian. Best known for her painted tin "Medicine Horses" she moved on to illustrating people's personal mythologies.
Upon moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1980, she became inspired by folk art. Soon she had a production company with over a hundred items in the line, serving 150 galleries, museums and gift stores around the world. With a crew of ten employees she quickly established herself as one of the leading artists in her field. Her work has been compared to, if not inspired by, 16th century French Carnival Art, and has been featured in many magazines, books and television specials.
After 30 years of production Cal turned the production company over to her son Austin Hanson and took a "walk-about". She tried out some various other career paths. She became a permaculture teacher, a documentary film producer, owned a horseback riding stable, and started a program called Grandma's Farm where she taught children horsemanship as well as environmental education, art, and wilderness skills. Immersed in ceremony, tracing her Celtic/Cherokee ancestry, she began leading Rites of Passage, and conducting Wilderness Horse Camping Workshops.
She has now returned on fire to use her art to raise global consciousness by illustrating people's personal mythologies. Each story becomes a fiber in the fabric of the collective consciousness, building momentum for the paradigm shift. A consistent theme in her art is the intention to inspire, heal, and break the chain of the ancestral pain.
See Cal Peacock's latest work on her Tumblr page.
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