Original artwork description:

It is traditional for witches and also fairy doctors or medicine men and women to shapeshift into or “ride” liminal animals which have longstanding otherworld associations such as toads and frogs, deer, hares, cats, water birds, birds, and bats – animals of the moon, the night, and which dwell in-between elements of earth, water, or air. In order to shapeshift the magician must first possess the ability to separate their soul from their body. To do this their body and soul must first be in harmony. To attain this harmony one must be able to function in and understand the difference between both the real world and the otherworld as well as truly knowing themselves. Differing methods can be found throughout continents, cultures , often theses rituals were performed deep in Scottish woods and left there story to the wood to express.

Materials used:

canvas oils