So here’s the latest of the Medicine Woman series Wolf has been working on, this one of a Hispanic yerbera in her shop. Of all the illustrations this must be one of my very favorite, and this archetype is one very close to my heart and home. If you click on the picture, you’ll be taken to a larger image and a post on Wolf’s musings on the creative process and the Medicine Woman series.
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A Pysanka for my Easter Basket, by Nadia Starovoytova (via Yevshan)
A Ukrainian girl in folk costume admires a pysanka, as she prepares a basket for blessing. The fine details of the flowers framing the work, as well as birds, butterfly, chicks, and a church in the background glorify the joy and traditions of Ukrainian Easter! Over the centuries, and around the world, eggs have been a part of spring and Easter celebrations because of their association with rebirth and renewal. They are the oldest universal symbol associated with celebratory spring rituals. Coloring them is a spring tradition that also dates back to prehistory. In Ukraine, eggs were decorated and given as gifts, as good-luck talismans for the home. The tradition is continued in the art of pysanky.
My Ukrainian Easter print’s finally arrived! (<- A birthday gift from Italics.) Now that I’ve got my Alpha (Easter) and Omega (Harvest) it’s time to mat’n’frame the pair!
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I love this one! I think it is my favorite so far. Stunning!