Cassandra was given the ability to see the future by Apollo: when she refused him, he cursed her with the provision that her prophecies would never be believed.
Wood, shells, the "C" up in the corner. I, too, like the "stitches." Very thought provoking to have the gift(?) and not have anyone believe you. What an excellent curse!
So good! The knot 'thunderbolt' and the woodgrain make it seem like the atmosphere around her is disturbed. And the simplicity, and the blue - oh, really like this one!
I'm glad that CG said what she did, because that's what I see, too . . . but probably wouldn't have had the courage to point it out. This one is a Rorschach test!
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21 comments:
Nice one!
me encanta que traigas aqui el mito de Cassandra!
...and they would always come true. Which is why I gnash my teeth when the story is used inappropriately. (All the time in the States, anyway.)
Brava, here though.
Giulia-
Yeah, that's why it's called prophecy and not bloody-mindedness.
Nice :)
nasty old gods
Something a bit disturbing about this one.
have a nice time, my dear, big hugh Kathrin
Tom, they are that.
Charles, coming from a horror writer, I'll take that as a compliment.
oh i love the stitch element here.
imagine how it would be to know the future and not be believed. It would feel like this looks. I enjoy the marked "division".
Wood, shells, the "C" up in the corner. I, too, like the "stitches." Very thought provoking to have the gift(?) and not have anyone believe you. What an excellent curse!
So good! The knot 'thunderbolt' and the woodgrain make it seem like the atmosphere around her is disturbed. And the simplicity, and the blue - oh, really like this one!
I liked seeing before and after.
Reminds me of my favorite bit of grade school: Show and Tell. Come to think of it, that's blogging all over.
oh, she seems so sad,,,
Very cool piece with a tragic story. Love the flow of the wood knot into the shell- made for each other.
I wonder if Cassandra had predicted the California election outcomes, would anyone have believed her?
i'm with Charles, looks disturbing, which her story is. of course, I have a dirty mind so I think the knot hole looks like a clitoris/va jay jay.
CG-Well, it was kind of meant to be a lightning strike from Heaven/bolt from the blue.
I'm glad that CG said what she did, because that's what I see, too . . . but probably wouldn't have had the courage to point it out. This one is a Rorschach test!
Bee-it's all good. Seeunder Bernini's sculpture of St. Teresa.
Excellent, as ever.
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