“Lady Blodeuwedd and Her Owl”

10 in. x 10 in. mixed-media analog collage of magazine photos for subject/background with spray-painted, glitter-dusted edges on a square, black stretched canvas finished using Mod Podge sealant

In Welsh mythology, she is a goddess made from and representative of the Earth in full bloom; her name means “the appearance of flowers” and is further associated with owls, transformation, & adaptability.  Appropriately, this piece was conceived in the first week of Spring as our grounds bear change, revived.  As is typical for me at this time of year, I sense that I am (to some extent) similarly resuscitated.  I gladly celebrate this season!

 

 

"Like A Hell-broth"

Unsettling imagery

As the creepy insect world

reawakens with spring

12 in. x 9 in. mixed-media analog collage of magazine photos with acrylic shading on spray-painted canvas + sparkle washi tape sides and Mod Podge sealant

“Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.” 

- Shakespeare’s MACBETH

“The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every grown-up was in a deep deep sleep, and all the dark things came out from hiding and had the world all to themselves.” 

- Roald Dahl, THE BFG