"Bleu" an autobiography in poetic prose in French by Abigaëlle Richard
“Bleu” (Blue) is an initiatory tale in poetic prose, of a man and a woman united by the desire for solitude and silence. The story, filled with images both oneiric and realistic, unveils the intimate journeys, the great falls and rebirths of Axel, a Berlin bookseller, and of Maëlle, a Montreal artist.
“Bleu” (Blue), is the union of the sacred feminine and masculine, it translates the rise of densities in these times of transition. It is a tale of twin flames and the healing of the heart, which invites one to find wholeness in oneself and the integration of one’s shadow. It is also an aesthetic homage to incarnated life, celebrated by all the senses, as well as a tribute to mindfulness. The tale is filled with art, travels, colours, scents, tastes, music and atmosphere.
This book published in 2021 is available on Amazon On my YouTube channel "The grounded starseed" I presented audio (read by myself) basic English translations of excerpts (the whole of chapter one), with photos and video footage. The first part of each video presents the basic English translation, while the second part of each video presents the French original version of the text.
These videos are presented here as well:
What inspires my writing?
I have a passion for, and was trained professionally in dance, visual arts and in the interpretation of the symbolic meaning of images, as an iconographer of ancient art.
Through my intuitive inner journey of self-rediscovery of the last few years, I realized that I am a starseed, with an Altean soul matrix. I am part of a collective consciousness named the Mella collective, which constitutes my soul cluster.
The Mella collective, which includes my twin flame named Eriel, is of high frequency and always offers invitations to see things from a different perspective, in all kindness, benevolence, humor, simplicity and high vibrations.
It also inspires my creative work, such as my writing, travel photography, ink drawings, Japanese washi chiyogami paper art collages, as well as my harmonizing endeavors, Creative Intuitive Transmissions (CIT) and inner guidance communications.
Art and iconography of ancient Egyptian textiles. Coauthor Abigaëlle Richard for: "Coptic textiles of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts"
In 2007-2008, I had the opportunity, as a doctorate researcher, to do an internship at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), as assistant curator for Dr. John M. Fossey curator of the “Archaeology and World Cultures” collection now "Arts Of One World".
During this internship, I participated in the research and iconographical analysis of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' (MMFA) collection of Egyptian Coptic textiles, in order to produce a catalogue in collaboration with Dr. Wendy Landry and Anne-Laure Rameau, Dr. Beaudoin Caron and Dr. John M. Fossey.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Mediterranean Antiquities, Vol. 4: The Coptic Textile series:
Monumenta Graeca et Romana, Volume: 24
This catalogue of the Coptic Textiles in the Collection of Mediterranean Antiquities at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts provides a detailed analysis of 64 textiles from both historical and weaving practice points of view. This approach provides a fuller understanding of the cultural situation in which such textiles were produced and circulated. Dr. Landry’s experience of over 40 years of weaving and scholarship highlights the elements of knowledge and skill held and applied by weavers in Antiquity.
This perspective complements and expands on the focus on imagery usually provided by art historians regarding textiles of this period. This catalogue shows how much more cultural information can be accessed when the technical, economic, and practical character of both production and use are adequately integrated into the study of material artefacts.
After submitting my doctorate (Ph.D.) thesis in 2011, I had the opportunity to present my research at the Montreal chapter of the Association for the Study of Ancient Near-East's (Association pour l'Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien) 2012 colloquium at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQUAM).
Below is a basic English translation of the introductory text to this research in French, which consists of an iconographical analysis of ancient Egyptian artwork found in the context of tombs of the New Kingdom tombs.
Votive representations for the "Lady of Life": iconography of New Kingdom Egyptian earthenware bowls
"Using examples drawn from his iconographic analysis of New Kingdom Egyptian earthenware bowls, the author presents the major symbolic themes of fertility and rebirth in the afterlife, typically found on this type of ceramic and intrinsically linked to the deity Hathor ("Lady of Life"). Through an analysis of the formal and symbolic transformations of these iconographic motifs, the author discusses the historical, ideological and socio-political factors leading to representational transformations. This approach will enable us to grasp the dynamics underlying the maintenance and subtle transformation of the Egyptian representational canon (canon codified by the state and theologians, adoption of foreign motifs, religious transformations, etc.)."
(February 7th, 2012) Abigaëlle Richard. Votive representations for the "Lady of Life": iconography of earthenware bowls from the Egyptian New Kingdom, presentation at the Department of History of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal
(7 février 2012) Abigaëlle Richard. Representations votives pour la « Dame de Vie » : iconographie des bols de faïence du Nouvel Empire égyptien, conférence au département d'histoire de l'Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal
Download the full ebook of the presentation in French: