The Tale of Two Tomorrows

Void, 2019

10,5 x 12 cm

Pencil and graphite

The Louvre Doll is a 4th century clay figure impaled with thirteen bronze needles. It was discovered within a terracotta vase alongside a lead curse tablet engraved with a binding spell - a type of curse in which usually someone has asked the gods to do harm to another. The figure, with its hands bound behind its back, represents the intended target.

Witch Crafts

“Sheep’s heart, stuck with nails and pins. Said to have been used to break a spell cast by a witch over a farmer’s cattle.”

~ Miracles & Charms

Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje (Dutch-Belgian,1829-1908)

Feeding the Birds

“The Patience Labyrinth.“  From Toike Oike, 1940.

There would have been more, but I got lost: my modest collection of vintage labyrinths and mazes.

Key, 1-100, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

Size: Overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.) Medium: iron tang, bronze handle