Medusa (2015) Giclée print, 60 x 85cm Medusa is shown as a creature who strikes fear into evil, but her tale begins as a priestess of Athena. As such, she would have dedicated herself to learning and trusted that when the goddess of long-term plans transformed her into a weapon, there was a reason for …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Artemis (2015) Giclée print, 60 x 85cm Edition of ten At the sanctuary to Artemis at Brauron, girls on the cusp of adulthood served the goddess – sometimes for as long as four years. They were called the Arktoi, the little she-bears and they served to atone for the injury of a bear in the …
Hecate (2015) Giclée print, 60 x 85cm Hecate is a familiar name to most people now only as the hag-queen worshipped by the witches in Macbeth. In her classical incarnation, though, Hecate was a mighty titan, revered by Zeus himself. As the daughter of the sun and holding much of his power, she had the …
Harmonia and Cadmus (2017) Giclée print, 85 x 60cm Edition of ten When I first found a mention of Harmonia, I was struck to discover that she was the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares, so by birthright on a level with the deities of the pantheon, but she remains an incidental sideline, a wife given …
The Graeae are the three witches to whom Perseus turns in order to discover the location of Medusa. They are described as ancient, powerful women who know of times before the gods and have one glass eye and one tooth between them. With them also living in a cave in Libya, I imagine them as …
From The Devil’s Kirk (2017) Ink on watercolour paper 21×29 cm There is an old kirk on Sanday which is an abandoned ruin, even though the graveyard is still used for burials. The roof has gone, opening the building to the skies and letting the plants inside thrive. In summer, a congregation of nettles raise …
Preview Northlight Gallery, Stromness 7th – 25th April 2018 My drawing, Artemis, is the window display piece for the Northlight preview group exhibition for 2018. http://northlight.artweb.com/ Graphic Art Show The Old Library, Kirkwall 4th May 2018 An exhibition of comics-themed artworks and illustrations. I will be selling original artwork from Badger and Vole and …