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Icelandic folktales and legends
My most recent project, a response to the book 'Icelandic folktales and legends' by Jacqueline Simpson. The book has obscure tales sourced from Iceland, ranging from ghosts, sea cows to night trolls. I created a response to three tales within this book, the first being 'The Waterhorse hears his name,' the second 'The origin of Drangey island' and lastly 'The witches bridle.' I aimed to create a book with a sense of connection to Icelandic culture with a colour palate and use of pattern that is influenced by folk art.
The witches familiar
A past terms project called 'The witching hour.' I wrote this tale myself, the story follows the tale of a young witch that hunts for her familiar (spirit guide that takes the form of a small animal) within a city. Asking small creatures for help along the way, will she ever find her familiar?
The magicians daughter
During this project I illustrated an old Scandinavian tale named 'The magicians daughter,' the story follows a warrior who has an encounter with a magical wolf who can shapeshift. After a small battle and a brief time making amends, the young warrior falls in love with the wolf, who's alternate form is a beautiful lady. But this tale ends with tragedy, when returning to the forrest where they met, the lady returns to her true wolf form and the warrior dies alone, broken hearted.
The peony lantern
This project investigates a tale that takes place during the festival of 'The peony lantern.' Alike to 'The magicians daughter' this tale ends with a sad note. A young man falls in love after a brief encounter with a lovely, mysterious lady. After searching for her, he finds that she was a ghost, after this revelation, he begins having nightly visits from his dead love. After interference with a holy monk, the man starts to die from not being with his love, from heartbreak. When the magic is broken and his love could return, the man died in his sleep, in the arms of her rotting corpse.