The Serpentress

The Serpentress, 2025
Oil, Oil Pastel, Acrylic on Canvas
25x50cm
 
The Serpentress has long been cast as deceiver, her body coiled in suspicion and seduction. But the serpent, in many traditions, is not just a symbol of danger. It is also one of wisdom, rebirth, and transformation. The Serpentress is not a villain. She is a keeper of secrets, a woman shedding what no longer belongs to her, over and over again.
 
 
Les Divines
Les Divines is a collection of feminine beings drawn from myths and folktales around the world. Some are seen as protectors, others as temptresses or monsters. Each one, a hybrid part  human part myth.
 
Rather than labeling them as good or evil, Les Divines looks at how they were shaped by their own stories and how their stories  went about being told. Their myths, both tender and tragic, offer reflections of our own. In their joys, losses, and transformations, we find pieces of what it means to be seen, misunderstood, loved, feared, and to endure. This series returns to these beings with openness, not judgment.