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H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 3:00 PM The High Priestess is Key Two in the TIKOT! Major Arcana Ulafish, a 22 year old student at the Ringling College of Design floored me with her moody nouveau inspired images, and her version of The High Priestess is no exception. Motivated by legends of red-haired Hawaiian goddess Kaahu-pahau who dwells off the coast of Oahu with her husband, a shark god, protecting ancient islanders from man eaters of the sea and rich in iconic symbolism, she embodies the mysterious unknown that women often represent. Her ornamental headband of tusk and tooth which circle a giant pearl, her slippery companion's pale curving tail, her floral hair accents and glowing skirt of submerged lava-flow all echo tarot imagery of Europe depicting the lunar crescent, Solomonic tree of life and the High Priestess' ties to the underworld. The cause behind all actions, all life is created through the High Priestess, nothing passes into creation except through her. The High Priestess by Ulafish of Sarasota, Florida USA Digitally rendered and colored in Photoshop CS3, Framed $550

The High Priestess is Key Two in the TIKOT! Major Arcana

Ulafish, a 22 year old student at the Ringling College of Design floored me with her moody nouveau inspired images, and her version of The High Priestess is no exception. Motivated by legends of red-haired Hawaiian goddess Kaahu-pahau who dwells off the coast of Oahu with her husband, a shark god, protecting ancient islanders from man eaters of the sea and rich in iconic symbolism, she embodies the mysterious unknown that women often represent. Her ornamental headband of tusk and tooth which circle a giant pearl, her slippery companion's pale curving tail, her floral hair accents and glowing skirt of submerged lava-flow all echo tarot imagery of Europe depicting the lunar crescent, Solomonic tree of life and the High Priestess' ties to the underworld. The cause behind all actions, all life is created through the High Priestess, nothing passes into creation except through her.

The High Priestess by Ulafish of Sarasota, Florida USA
Digitally rendered and colored in Photoshop CS3, Framed
$550

Post #494542 by hodadhank on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 3:00 PM