Mother Spirit study

25x20cm / 10x8”
acrylic, colour pencils, acrylic markers and carving on wood
2024
 
Whenever the Ice Queen has a serious problem, she always tracks alone to a hidden ice cave, deep in the glaciers, to seek advice and guidance. 
 
Her wise great great great great great grandmother Mother Spirit, a snowy owlbear, lives in the ice cave. 
 
I chose the animal a snowy owl for its mystical quality. During my arctic circle residency in 2022, I was told that even though snowy owls live in Svalbard, they were rarely and almost never sighted. 
 
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This woodcut painting is carved and then coloured with the highest quality artist pigments. Archival professional-quality paint is meant to last over 100 years. I spray the artwork with three extra layers of UV protection.
 
The work is framed in a beautiful ornate super sturdy solid pine wooden frame. You have a choice of black or white frames. 
 
This piece is part of my “21 Day Challenge” project. During 1-21 November 2024, I created one small woodcut drawing per day. Each features an animal character inhabitant from my imaginary arctic country “Northlandia.”