Recovering the Sacred Feminine

A Revolutionary Call in the Work of Noris Binet

Noris Binet’s exhibition Recuperando lo Sagrado Femenino (Recovering the Sacred Feminine), presented at Centro Cultural González Gallo in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico is, quite simply, a gift. The show is a profound tribute to the Divine Feminine and a powerful reminder of her abiding presence within us all.

I attended the opening on Saturday, October 18th and was so moved by its impact that I returned the following week – called back by an inner impulse to sit with the artwork more intimately and to listen more deeply.

My first encounter with the exhibition felt like an initiation. The pieces extend an immediate invitation – permission, even – to enter the inner realms of self. Binet describes her process as deeply organic, using acrylic and watercolor with airbrush to channel imagery infused with numinous energy emerging from the psyche. These are not just paintings; they are portals.

Many of the works spoke to me, but Blossoming struck something primal. I felt a strong, visceral response – like the grounding pulse I feel when embracing a tree. The rooted strength of the divine feminine radiates through the form, centered by a womb that bears fruit: many creations, as women do – from children to innovation, and in the countless ways the feminine spirit expresses itself. The energy was palpable.

There is boldness in Binet’s artistic language that is unmistakable: visionary, fearless, and insistent. Each piece carries a daring spirit that both confronts and heals. Standing among them, I felt a truth long known yet rarely honored – that the sacred feminine is not merely symbolic, but a living source of creative power that shapes humanity.

As a teaching artist and student of Queen Afua’s womb-centered healing traditions, I have long revered the womb as a portal of energetic creation. Queen Afua’s teachings affirm that even those who do not physically possess a womb carry access to this creative power. We can connect – womb to wombless – empowering one another to reclaim the fullness of our creative identity. Binet’s work embodies this principle. It bridges bodies and stories, generations and geographies, inviting all women – and all humans – to remember their essence as generative beings.

Art begets art. What Binet has ignited in me, and surely in others who have experienced this exhibition, is the recognition that when the sacred feminine is honored, imagination expands. Possibility expands. We expand.

Recovering the Sacred Feminine also gestures toward balance – between feminine and masculine, intuition and logic, softness and strength. This balance is not merely conceptual; it is a missing pillar of humanity. Through her practice, Binet demonstrates what it means to create from the core of one’s being – to allow art to emerge as a revolutionary act of remembering.

I often reflect on the way life’s experiences accumulate – the scraps, fragments, and stitched-together lessons that form who we are. In many ways, Binet is a quilter of the sacred. She honors each swatch of experience and threads it into purpose. In doing so, she reminds us that nothing in the human journey is wasted. When we allow these fragments to articulate our story, we are not only empowered – we empower others. That is the brilliance of this exhibition.

Recovering the Sacred Feminine is more than a collection of works; it is a call to action – a call to reclaim and express the creative force alive within each of us. For those who have witnessed this powerful body of work, the privilege is undeniable – and so is the invitation: to create boldly, to speak from the center of our truth, and to answer the sacred call to become who we are meant to be.