Druids Herbs

"Meadowsweet, Clover, Watermint"
(Sacred herbs to the ancient Druids)
March 2025
Watercolour & Gouache
Botanical Bas Relief
3.75 in. x 3.75 in.

Painted with natural, handmade plant & mineral watercolours. Pigments include crushed Meteorite, White Ochre, Conchineal, Buckthorn, Watermint, Meadowsweet, Indigo and black Gouache.

This piece is also infused with the sparkling, morning dew of Lady's Mantle.

*Due to the fragile nature of the plaster & watercolour, do not display in areas prone to damp (i.e. bathroom, near a kitchen sink, etc.)

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The Druids viewed plants as sacred mediators of natural and spiritual forces.

Meadowsweet, Clover, and Water Mint were more than just plants — they were sacred beings woven into the fabric of their rituals and beliefs.

Meadowsweet, with its delicate blooms, carried the essence of the goddess of love and fertility, invoked in ceremonies to honour the spirits of the land.

Clover, with its three-fold leaves, symbolized the trinity and was seen as a talisman of protection, its magic entwining the earthly with the divine.

Water Mint held sacred status among the Druids due to its strong associations with purification, healing, and connection to the divine. The Druids often revered plants that grew in liminal spaces, such as near water, which they saw as thresholds to otherworldly realms. Water Mint's habitat near rivers, streams, and marshes aligned with these beliefs, making it a potent plant for rituals and magic.