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Forest Sleep - oil on panel - 2010, Kelly Louise Judd. (Click to enlarge.) |

"Swan Bones Theater" is the name she uses to describe the "fragile shadowland" from which her images emerge as well as the illustrations themselves. Which is perfect really - especially for today - because, if you've recall from the Swan People posts, the swan is the symbol of the psychopomp in many traditions. To repost a quote (found here):

The swan is the psychopomp. She flies with the souls of the dead from the burial grounds, the charnel grounds, and the necropolis. She takes them, under the guidance of the Cailleach, to the realms of the spirits."
- Caroline Wise from The Swan, the Goddess, and Other Samhain Musings.
Inset left above is Three Swans (2015). All images in this post - including the one below - can be found on Judd's website.
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The Mockingbird and the Hare - oil on panel - 2010, Kelly Louise Judd. |
Blessed Be and have a (transdimensionally) magical day!
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"All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain; we can be like they are
Come on baby, don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man"
- First stanza of the love song, (Don't Fear) the Reaper, written by Donald Roeser