Wednesday 6 March 2013

Hot off the Press 2...

Reflecting.... 

Having had time to think about what to call my new work,I revisited my research on Norse mythology.In the skaldic poetry that recounts these tales,compound metaphorical substitutions were used for the names of things.This piece has become'Whale-Road' meaning 'Sea'.



Detail of "Whale-Road'




The sea was vital to the Vikings for their wide-scale raids,colonization and as a source of food.And in mythology,the sea was traversed between worlds.... 

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