Kwaidan: The Woman Of The Snow
Kwaidan: The Woman of the Snow
Inspired by the 1964 anthology film Kwaidan. The Snow woman, or Yuki-onna, is a spirit in Japanese folklore. She often appears during snowstorms, leading travelers astray, or using her breath to freeze them to death.
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Kwaidan: In a Cup of Tea
Inspired by the 1964 anthology film Kwaidan. One day, a samurai sees an eerie reflection in his cup of tea, just as he is about to drink. Instead of his own face there's another, younger man grinning back at him. Startled, the samurai quickly empties the tea on the ground. He pours himself another cup, and once again, there's the reflection of the grinning man...
Today marks 100 years since the birth of Tove Jansson - here’s a portrait I created earlier in the year in her honour.
Aetherphant (2013).
Made with watercolours, markers, and cosmic radiation.