Selkie ORIGINAL
Oil on stretched canvas, 12”x36”x1.5”
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A selkie mid-transformation. Selkies are women of the ocean from Scottish, Icelandic and Scandinavian folklore. They are capable of transforming from human form into a seal. Many tales tell of them slipping off their seal skins to bask on rocks in the sun. If a man is able to steal her skin while she sleeps, she is forced to become his wife and live on land. But, if the selkie finds her skin again, she transforms back into her true form and can returns to the sea, free. The stories of selkies are often viewed as symbols of women fighting for freedom and equality, searching for their metaphorical skin.
This painting ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently on display at my solo show, Dream, but Don’t Sleep, at The Bird Cage Gallery in San Francisco. It will be available to ship, or pick up in person early June. Thank you for your patience! If you would like to pick up the piece in person at my studio in Berkeley California or at The Bird Cage Gallery (816 Sutter St, San Francisco) the piece will be discounted to $1500. Please email me at jennikabastianart@gmail.com to arrange either of these options.
Oil on stretched canvas, 12”x36”x1.5”
(Click on the image to view the full painting)
A selkie mid-transformation. Selkies are women of the ocean from Scottish, Icelandic and Scandinavian folklore. They are capable of transforming from human form into a seal. Many tales tell of them slipping off their seal skins to bask on rocks in the sun. If a man is able to steal her skin while she sleeps, she is forced to become his wife and live on land. But, if the selkie finds her skin again, she transforms back into her true form and can returns to the sea, free. The stories of selkies are often viewed as symbols of women fighting for freedom and equality, searching for their metaphorical skin.
This painting ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently on display at my solo show, Dream, but Don’t Sleep, at The Bird Cage Gallery in San Francisco. It will be available to ship, or pick up in person early June. Thank you for your patience! If you would like to pick up the piece in person at my studio in Berkeley California or at The Bird Cage Gallery (816 Sutter St, San Francisco) the piece will be discounted to $1500. Please email me at jennikabastianart@gmail.com to arrange either of these options.
Oil on stretched canvas, 12”x36”x1.5”
(Click on the image to view the full painting)
A selkie mid-transformation. Selkies are women of the ocean from Scottish, Icelandic and Scandinavian folklore. They are capable of transforming from human form into a seal. Many tales tell of them slipping off their seal skins to bask on rocks in the sun. If a man is able to steal her skin while she sleeps, she is forced to become his wife and live on land. But, if the selkie finds her skin again, she transforms back into her true form and can returns to the sea, free. The stories of selkies are often viewed as symbols of women fighting for freedom and equality, searching for their metaphorical skin.
This painting ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently on display at my solo show, Dream, but Don’t Sleep, at The Bird Cage Gallery in San Francisco. It will be available to ship, or pick up in person early June. Thank you for your patience! If you would like to pick up the piece in person at my studio in Berkeley California or at The Bird Cage Gallery (816 Sutter St, San Francisco) the piece will be discounted to $1500. Please email me at jennikabastianart@gmail.com to arrange either of these options.