I Am One With The Jaguar - Jamie Martinez

I AM ONE WITH THE JAGUAR

I find myself captivated by the meticulous preparation and rigorous training essential for embarking on the profound expedition of my soul into the enigmatic realm of the underworld and the after-life. In order to navigate and safeguard myself along this formidable path, I have crafted an intricate assortment of incantations and spells, drawing inspiration from the ancient Mayan language with its ingenious employment of logographs and syllabic glyphs, plus the Dresden Codex which is the second oldest surviving Mayan book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century. The Maya wrote what we call hieroglyphs (glyphs for short). Their writing is a logosyllabic system in which some signs called logograms represent words or ideas (like “shield” or “jaguar”), while other signs called syllabograms (or phonograms) represent sounds in the form of single syllables (like “pa”, “ma”).

Jamie Martinez, Permission, 2021, paint, spell, marker, scratches, wood, dirt, snake plants on non fired clay, 36 x 26 x 18 inches (approx.)

Jamie Martinez, Permission to Breathe without my Lungs in the underworld, 2021, paint, ink, oil pastels, spell, and wire on non fired clay, 25 W x 14 H x 6 D inches (approx.)

Jamie Martinez, Raven Self Portrait, 2021, paint, ink, wire, and spell on non fired clay, 11 x 5 1/2 x 6 inches (approx.).

Jamie Martinez, Permission to Hear my Heart Beat in the Underworld, 2021, paint, ink, wire, and spell on non fired clay, 12 x 8 x 4 inches (approx.)

Jamie Martinez, Dresden Mayan Codex Leaf 1 – 4, 2021, paint, ink, and scratches on non fired clay, 24.4 x 10 inches. The four Banana leaf size codex combine to make a banana plant.

Jamie Martinez, Metamorphosing in to a Snake, 2021, paint, ink, spell and scathes on non fired clay, 9 x 6 x 6 inches

Jamie Martinez, Failed attempt to metamorph into a snake, 2021, paint, ink and spell on non fired clay, 4 x 5 x 2 inches (approx)

Jamie Martinez, Vision Serpent, 2021, thread, paint, ink, and scratches on non fired clay, 7 x 4 inches

Jamie Martinez, Metamorphosing into an Owl, 2021, paint, spell, ink, and scratches on non fired clay, 3.5 H x 2 W x 3 D inches

Jamie Martinez, I Am One with the Jaguar, 2021, Carved caulk, paint, oil pastels, assorted feathers, 24″ x 24″ x 1.5″

Jamie Martinez, Snake boy with Cat, 2021, Chaulk, paint and oil stick, oil pastel on canvas, 24 x 24

Jamie Martinez, The Journey, 2021, Carved Culk, paint, oil stick, pastel sticks and embroidery on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

Jamie Martinez, Vision Serpent, 2021, thread, paint, ink, and scratches on non fired clay, 7 x 4 inches

Jamie Martinez, Permission 1, 2021, carved culk, paint, spell, oil stick, pastel sticks and embroidery on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

Jamie Martinez, Permission 2, 2021, carved culk, paint, spell, oil stick, pastel sticks and embroidery on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

Jamie Martinez, Vision Mask II, 2021, burnt leader and feathers, 8 x 5 inches (approx.)

Jamie Martinez, Vision Mask I, 2021, leather, feathers, thread, and shells on leather, 10 x 6 inches (approx.)

Jamie Martinez, GOD LANDA’S UAC MITUN AHAUJ (God A), 2020, oil and embroidery on painted canvas, 24 x 18 inches

Six protecting spells Series

Jamie Martinez, Protector of my Heart as I enter the Cave 1, 2021, acrylic paint , pencil, pen, spell and oil pastel on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

As I enter the underworld I have created a series of 5 spells and one curse to protect my heart as I travel into the Cave. Meet my first protector with a unique spell to scare off any harm that approaches my heart.

Jamie Martinez, Protector of my Heart as I enter the Cave 2, 2021, acrylic paint , pencil, pen, spell and oil pastel on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

If the first spell fails during my journey then this one will protect me and fly my Heart away from danger as I go deeper in to the underworld.

Jamie Martinez, Protector of my Heart as I enter the Cave 3, 2021, acrylic paint , pencil, pen, spell and oil pastel on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

If whatever is chasing me in the cave during my journey has out smarted the Raven who flew in to save my heart, will have to deal with a nasty bas spell. The Bat Shaman will fly up, grab my heart from the Raven and find a dark corner in the cave, then it will put me close to his heart as it hangs upside down to sleep so we can take a breather since danger is all around us.

Jamie Martinez, Protector of my Heart as I enter the Cave 4, 2021, acrylic paint , pencil, pen, spell and oil pastel on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

If the force that keeps chasing me during my underworld journey, finds me again as I hide with the bat and awakens us…that means that I am dealing with something far more intelligent and mystical….a possible spell master is behind this attack.

I will then release a Mayan Master Shaman to fight it with a unique spell specially created to protect me from another spell master. Sometimes you have fight with fire. Nothing touches my heart while I am in the cave. These spells will make sure of that.

Jamie Martinez, Protector of my Heart as I enter the Cave 5, 2021, acrylic paint , pencil, pen, spell and oil pastel on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

Assuming that all these attempts failed to protect me. I’m not worried…yet…meet “The Cleaner”. My personal bodyguard is escorting my heart and protecting me throughout my journey as I go deeper into the underworld. Anything that gets near my heart will get slaughtered + the nasty spell will haunt you.

Jamie Martinez, The 13 Light-Year Spell as I enter the Cave 6, 2021, acrylic paint, oil stick, oil pastels, pen and unique spell on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.

If all the spells have been defeated and failed to protect me during my journey then I will release The 13 light-year spell to anything or anyone that tries to harm my heart as it transitions into the underworld. This is the last and nastiest spell yet…if I’m going down, then I’m taking you with me.

THE END of this 6 painting protection series