Whispers from the trees
Original Textile artwork
Needlefleted with morino wool
Sold Framed 30 × 40 cm
Part of the “Reflection of Hope” series
In celtic mythology there is a land of deities and the dead, called the otherworld. It’s said to be a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty and health. It is a parallel world which you can enter through a river, a lake or the sea. You can find variations of the underworld across various folklore and myths, each with their own superstitions, goddesses and stories.
This series, inspired by these folklore beliefs, explore the symbolism of water as a portal between the land of the living and the dead. By looking at the reflections in still water, livia creates a realm where they become portals to the other world. These mystical passages from land to water, open at the specific sunray hitting it’s surface, giving us access to those we have lost. During a period of grief, Livia has been fascinated by how folklore and myths are created and developed as coping mechanisms to hardship.
Original Textile artwork
Needlefleted with morino wool
Sold Framed 30 × 40 cm
Part of the “Reflection of Hope” series
In celtic mythology there is a land of deities and the dead, called the otherworld. It’s said to be a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty and health. It is a parallel world which you can enter through a river, a lake or the sea. You can find variations of the underworld across various folklore and myths, each with their own superstitions, goddesses and stories.
This series, inspired by these folklore beliefs, explore the symbolism of water as a portal between the land of the living and the dead. By looking at the reflections in still water, livia creates a realm where they become portals to the other world. These mystical passages from land to water, open at the specific sunray hitting it’s surface, giving us access to those we have lost. During a period of grief, Livia has been fascinated by how folklore and myths are created and developed as coping mechanisms to hardship.
Original Textile artwork
Needlefleted with morino wool
Sold Framed 30 × 40 cm
Part of the “Reflection of Hope” series
In celtic mythology there is a land of deities and the dead, called the otherworld. It’s said to be a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty and health. It is a parallel world which you can enter through a river, a lake or the sea. You can find variations of the underworld across various folklore and myths, each with their own superstitions, goddesses and stories.
This series, inspired by these folklore beliefs, explore the symbolism of water as a portal between the land of the living and the dead. By looking at the reflections in still water, livia creates a realm where they become portals to the other world. These mystical passages from land to water, open at the specific sunray hitting it’s surface, giving us access to those we have lost. During a period of grief, Livia has been fascinated by how folklore and myths are created and developed as coping mechanisms to hardship.