[Art] White Stag as Totem

[moonvoice]

darakat_ewr, do you want to email me to yay or nay this piece? :)

White Stag as Totem

The white stag (a deer that is albino or leucistic) is a sacred creature both now, and in ancient Indo-European societies. It was considered a messenger from the otherworld, and was an animal considered mythologically difficult to capture - or impossible to capture.

Much of the folklore around the white stag and hart focus on hunting or capturing it, and as such, I tend to see an element of sacrifice and the nature of the hunt embodied in this animal - hence the glyph focusing on the speared heart. The rest of the folklore tends to focus on its otherworldly connections, and affiliations with royalty.






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Original available for sale ($80 AUD) - on hold
18.5 x 20.5cm (or 7.4 x 8 in)
illo's board, fineliner, aquarelle, pencil, metallic and iridescent paint

Comments

[darakat-ewr.livejournal.com]

Oh gods. I so want this... Will get back to you.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Awesome, remember I can hold stuff for a month. :D
I'm looking at it right now. *is happy*

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

*squee* I am so in love with this piece! ^.^

Evan and I are discussing thigns such as money right now, hehe.

[weishaupt.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just wow. Why didn't you tell me you were going to paint a white stag?

That's awesome.

[shioneh.livejournal.com]

oohh wow, so noble looking and so soft! I love this very much *stares*

Oh. My. Lord.

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

I know you've got a buyer... but I'd like to put in a serious 2nd bid.

Will it be avail for prints at all?

Re: Oh. My. Lord.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yes absolutely, it's already been submitted as a print, so the only thing stopping it from coming up this minute is the eight hour approval process that DeviantArt goes through. And then it will be available! Prices start at $1.50 US for a small print, but there are decent sized ones (some larger than the original!) for around $10 US.

[cloversix.livejournal.com]

Ooooh god that's gorgeous! O_O

[grove-of-solace.livejournal.com]

OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME

*curses my lack of disposable income*

[mlfoley.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

[aleia-kali.livejournal.com]

So beautiful, all your art is beautiful.

[earthguardian.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of Harry Potter, because Harry's protronum thingie (used to dispell Dementors) is a Stag!!! :D

I really like the the reds and pinks though. This is really good.

[deathofone.livejournal.com]

I am very in love. This is beautiful.

[willow-cabin.livejournal.com]

Oh, beautiful!

[forest-choir.livejournal.com]

He's so beautiful.
I'm fascinated by the almost wood-grain of his antlers...