The Italian artist Marco Mazzoni primarily had a strong interest in the medicinal properties of plants and the female herbalist of 16th -18th century Sardinia who conserved their culture through oral traditions.

In relation with Italian folklore of mystical women who seduce, bewitch, curse and cure, he created his artwork which is a homage to the hidden craft and history of healing women and every drawing is infused with metaphors that tell their story. 

From flora and foliage that is either curative or hypnotic, butterflies and birds that drink the energising and nourishing nectar to the circular compositions alluding to the cyclical nature of life and finally the semi – hidden faces hinting at the enforced obscurity of women obliged by prevailing religious beliefs to conceal their knowledge, power and practice.

You can see more on his website.