The Daunting and Haunting Past of the Bird-Woman

‘The Daunting and Haunting Past of the Bird-Woman’ is an original mixed media artwork (watercolour on 300g Arches paper, cardboard and a vintage frame-cage).

Measures 37 x 24 x 7,5 centimetres, and it’s ready to hang and ready to ship.

Here is her story:

‘The Daunting and Haunting Past of the Bird-Woman was one of solitude and silence. Her song was both beautiful and wistful, a melody that lured men from across the land. They came, drawn by the haunting beauty of her voice, only to fall into madness or despair.

But while she longed for love and warmth, her voice was all she had. Her song, both a gift and a curse, condemned her to a life of mourning and isolation. The number of men lost in her voice was becoming difficult to remember. One day, she found an old cage and chose to lock herself away in silence. She prayed to be different, to be normal, to be better, to be good. But for some strange reason, she could not believe. Other was her nature, for guilt and prayers were not made for Bird-Women.