Loving your latest piece Crystal. Think youβve outdone yourself with this one!
Thank you so much, Delightful!
I strongly felt I did that with the other one with the 3 master in the harbour.
But this one is different as it comes from my heart and in that sense is way more meaningful to me!
The woad-dying priestess for instance... something that was done in Avalon as well, they had a secret recipe to get the specific colour for the priestess dresses.
I tried dying with woad some 15 yrs ago. Made a vat, not with pee, you can also be successful with soda ash (I think it was).
I'd bought all the goodies from a woman in the UK, but the temp of my vat wasn't high enough. I had to heat it electrically as we didn't have a garden at the time, and it was a crap summer as well.
So it failed abysmally.
In a way I should try again. I still do have some of the woad powder etc.
In any case, for me woad dying is strongly connected to Avalon so that had to be in the painting.
Apple tree as Avalon is the isle of apples...
Spiral... personal thing, I love spirals, hihi.
Legend has it that there used to be a stone circle on the Tor. Christians ruined that :'(
I didn't exactly paint the Tor, but the stone circle had to be there!
I was in two minds about the last priestess on the stairs. But dang was it a good decision to paint her there!
It just brings it all together :D
Anyhow, I'm truly happy that you appreciate it!!