Storyspell PRINT
11”x14” archival acid-free print, hand signed and titled by artist, with 1” white boarders around the image
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This painting is inspired by the evolution and history of the oral renditions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. These tales were first imagined, told and retold entirely in the oral tradition before Germany became unified into a country. Most of the individuals passing down these stories were peasant women doing repetitive house tasks, such as this individual here who is spinning stories. I chose to paint the figure with two faces, one of an old women as well as a young child. This is symbolic of the cross-generational passing of these stories, as well as the idea that these sort of tales are ageless, and can bring about within us a sense of childhood wonder and enchantment as well as wisdom. Inside the figure is a view into a dappled forest, where a heart is exposed, with hovering veins turning into the branches of trees. This is representative of the setting where many of these tales take place as well as the feeling that fairy tales come from the heart, from the place of emotions and feeling rather than the logic of the mind. Along with entertainment, these stories contain messages of coping and transcending the darkness of the living conditions these people faced (disease, war, famine , little to no rights as citizens), using storytelling as a safe platform to work through these harsh realities in a magical and playful way. Instead of wool being spun from the top of her wheel, she uses fire, symbolic of the powerful light that stories have.
This print ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.
11”x14” archival acid-free print, hand signed and titled by artist, with 1” white boarders around the image
(Click on the image to view the full painting)
This painting is inspired by the evolution and history of the oral renditions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. These tales were first imagined, told and retold entirely in the oral tradition before Germany became unified into a country. Most of the individuals passing down these stories were peasant women doing repetitive house tasks, such as this individual here who is spinning stories. I chose to paint the figure with two faces, one of an old women as well as a young child. This is symbolic of the cross-generational passing of these stories, as well as the idea that these sort of tales are ageless, and can bring about within us a sense of childhood wonder and enchantment as well as wisdom. Inside the figure is a view into a dappled forest, where a heart is exposed, with hovering veins turning into the branches of trees. This is representative of the setting where many of these tales take place as well as the feeling that fairy tales come from the heart, from the place of emotions and feeling rather than the logic of the mind. Along with entertainment, these stories contain messages of coping and transcending the darkness of the living conditions these people faced (disease, war, famine , little to no rights as citizens), using storytelling as a safe platform to work through these harsh realities in a magical and playful way. Instead of wool being spun from the top of her wheel, she uses fire, symbolic of the powerful light that stories have.
This print ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.
11”x14” archival acid-free print, hand signed and titled by artist, with 1” white boarders around the image
(Click on the image to view the full painting)
This painting is inspired by the evolution and history of the oral renditions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. These tales were first imagined, told and retold entirely in the oral tradition before Germany became unified into a country. Most of the individuals passing down these stories were peasant women doing repetitive house tasks, such as this individual here who is spinning stories. I chose to paint the figure with two faces, one of an old women as well as a young child. This is symbolic of the cross-generational passing of these stories, as well as the idea that these sort of tales are ageless, and can bring about within us a sense of childhood wonder and enchantment as well as wisdom. Inside the figure is a view into a dappled forest, where a heart is exposed, with hovering veins turning into the branches of trees. This is representative of the setting where many of these tales take place as well as the feeling that fairy tales come from the heart, from the place of emotions and feeling rather than the logic of the mind. Along with entertainment, these stories contain messages of coping and transcending the darkness of the living conditions these people faced (disease, war, famine , little to no rights as citizens), using storytelling as a safe platform to work through these harsh realities in a magical and playful way. Instead of wool being spun from the top of her wheel, she uses fire, symbolic of the powerful light that stories have.
This print ships for free anywhere in the USA! If you live outside of the USA please email me for a quote on added shipping costs.