| Lilith Sketch |
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This design came to me in an absolute flash of inspiration. When Lilith starts talking, I stop what I’m doing and pay attention. Apropos of nothing, I started seeing elements of a 6×6′ design of her and immediately grabbed my notebook and started to sketch and make notes. I’m very excited about this one and may put the Sunrise Mizrach down to work on this, once I have all the materials I need. I don’t always know exactly what I want for a piece, so it’s pretty interesting to completely channel a design and all the materials in one sitting.
She’ll make a great companion to the Queen of Sheba I did a while back. I hadn’t intended to do an abstract Lilith, but I guess I am now. I don’t know if you can read my scribbles, but the view is of Lilith flying away from Adam. Her body is an hour glass and I think I’ll give it the look of sands running through it for a little “memento mori.” I’ll use real feathers for her wings. I have some stunning guinea hen feathers that should work pretty well. I immediately saw her hair done with couched recycled sari silk yarn. I did some quick research online and it really is exactly the look I want. I’m debating between all reds or multi-color with emphasis on the red. The last major element is the cowrie shells in the corners. Those are both “yoni” imagery and hints of the seaside cave she flees to. Oh, and unlike Sheba which I did on black Dupioni silk, I’ll do Lilith on black leather.
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