Zann
Carter
USA
http://www.lizardsintheleaves.blogspot.com
Demeter’s Joy/Persephone’s Return
The myth of Demeter,
and her daughter Persephone, has many layers of meaning and symbolism. I have
been particularly drawn to Demeter’s story because I know the painful journey
of grief one embarks upon with the loss of a child. When Persephone vanished, the great
grief of this goddess brought winter to the land. Nothing would grow upon the
Earth, all was gray and sere. I tried to create a piece that would express that
grief and Demeter’s wandering journey to Eleusis, but I found myself blocked,
unable to go forward with it. Instead I chose to imagine what it was like for
Demeter to reunite with her lost one and to try to convey her immense joy
bursting forth as spring flowers and leaves, life and abundance returning
to the land.
This piece is the
central back panel of what will eventually be a wrap. I combined small woven
triangles and squares with wandering crochet chains, freeform floral motifs and
knitted leaves.
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