Bluebeard and other tales

Ondine

old lessons, still unlearned

I'm working on a new series inspired by old Fairytales.  Here are the first two pieces.  Ondine is a response to Irish and German stories about water creatures that become women.  These tales are a bit like "The Little Mermaid" in that the water-women fall in love with men and try to live on dry land.  Disney, of course, gave it a happy ending, something the old stories never have.  Old Lessons is a rumination about the many versions of "Bluebeard".  Most European cultures, and a few Asian ones, have Folk stories about a serial wife killer.  My favorites are the ones in which a "wily" potential victim turns the tables.


This series will be part of a pop-up show I am going to do with Kristine Mays at ARC in September.  Kristine's work is wonderful, check it out at http://kmaysart.blogspot.com/