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Emily Fakaros

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https://mythopedia.com/topics/brigid

I tried to incorporate many of Brigid's symbols, and depict two of her dedicated holy wells. The one with the cross, and the three arches. Brigid is often depicted as a fiery-haired maiden with a cloak of sun beam, and she is seen here covered in growing plants due to her association with spring and new life. She is also associated with death, and many of her sites included graveyards. The rising suns in the borders show her connection with the dawn, and their transition into rivers highlight another one of her main associations. There is also the quill and hammer as she was inspirational to many poets and craftsmen.

For the final I'm planning on doing the first sketch shown, with border elements from the second since I like that one better. Someone suggested I use a dip pen so I think I'll go with that, and then my usual watercolours.

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