Sedna is an Inuit goddess of the ocean. There are many different legends surrounding her. In one, her father tries to marry her off but she doesn't like any of the suitors. In protest, she marries a dog instead. Her father became so enraged that he tried to throw her into the ocean, but she clung to the sides of his canoe. He then chopped her fingers off one by one, and these fingers became the many animals of the Arctic. She fell to the bottom of the ocean and resides there still. The Inuit shamans have to travel to the bottom of the ocean to comfort her or she won't release any animals for their tribes to hunt. Its a real interesting dichotomy because she can be a goddess of life and death.
This was done in ink and acrylic.
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I love your choice of media, the acrylic really makes it pop.
ReplyDeleteI love her face and hair. The composition is interesting and the texture (both ink and the gouache overlay) is really awesome. The blue tint and pattern on her body makes it look like light patterns from water. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteIt has a nice Jay Lee feel to it...really great mood.
ReplyDeleteI always knew walruses were made of fingers...an excellent choice of subject
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