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RESUBMIT - I took a new photo, processed it properly this time, and accurately did justice to the darkness and colour balance of the original. So here you go! :)

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga has been reduced to a folklore figure, but sources strongly suggest that she was originally worshipped as a goddess; and that is certainly how I see her.

Those who have heard of Baba Yaga, know of her often as the antagonist in the story of 'Baba Yaga and Vasilissa the Brave.' They know of her flying around in a mortar, living in a home that spins on chicken legs (or a single leg, depending on the country). It is lesser known that she is associated heavily with animals like the pelican and the snake. As well as cats, geese and black hounds.

Not an easy goddess to work with by a long shot, and never one I would have consciously chosen to work with. But the truths she shows me, while they always make me feel older, enrich my life regardless.

Tolere, Vavale.

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27.5 x 39 centimetres on
cold-pressed illustrator's board
fineliner, pencil, watercolour pencil, acrylic, gouache
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*erinclaireb May 14, 2012   Traditional Artist
Hi :) your beautiful work is featured in my Journal this week :)
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*Ravenari May 17, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you so much!

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~Disneylyric Mar 6, 2012
Cerridwen is another example of an ex-goddess turned evil witch. She was a celtic goddess of fate and the moon.
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*Ravenari Mar 7, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Yes, I'm aware of Cerridwen; though generally in paganism Cerridwen is accepted wholly as a goddess - the same is not true for Baba Yaga, who many pagans have still not heard of, or not heard of outside of the context of archetypal fairytales.

The Celtic deities get a lot of love in a diverse array of pagan practices, which is good, but I do find myself wishing that love was more balanced throughout different cultures.

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~Bobann Jan 4, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Great work!
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*Ravenari Jan 8, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you. :)

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~aAlchemyguy Dec 5, 2011
Loved this as the cover of the latest Hex Magazine!
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*Ravenari Dec 7, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Woohoo! Thank you muchly!

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~bionomi Nov 1, 2011  Student
Great! :)

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*Ravenari Nov 2, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you. :)

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