Wilgefortis
A portrait of the medieval Catholic saint who was imprisoned for refusing to marry, prayed to God to be made monstrously unattractive to men, and grew a full beard overnight.
Drebulė the Coward
From Lithuanian folklore, Drebulė the Princess of Serpents was turned into a tree for her cowardice, condemned to tremble forever in the wind.
The Vampire
Based on the traditional belief that wasting disease like tuberculosis is caused by our dead loved ones draining our life force from beyond the grave, calling to mind the physical toll that grief can take.
The King of the Golden Mountain
In this German fairy tale, a vengeful king beheads every one of his subjects with his magic sword, and then rules over a kingdom of corpses.
The Conjured Phallus
From an erotic Norwegian folktale wherein a gender-nonconforming soldier is “cursed” by an angry sorcerer to grow a penis, but is very satisfied with the results.
Two Magicians
From a traditional English folk song. A woman is chased through a series of magical incarnations, and finally into death, by a man who wants to sleep with her.
Conjunctio
Two halves come together to form the alchemical Rebis, an enlightened being embodying masculine and feminine energies equally.
Six Swans
From a German fairy tale. Six brothers are turned into swans and their younger sister must sew six magic shirts to reverse the spell.
Six Swans, Part 2
When his sister fails to finish sewing his magic shirt, one brother is left half man, half swan.
Moyshele
Based on a Yiddish folktale. After Moyshele is killed and his remains are tossed in the yard, his bones plant in the soil. The next spring, a new Moyshele grows from a bush in the same spot.
Front cover of The Burden, a graphic novel about a young woman who turns into gold, and her longtime friend who is left behind.
Excerpt from The Burden, a graphic novel about a young woman who turns into gold, and her longtime friend who is left behind.
Excerpt from The Burden, a graphic novel about a young woman who turns into gold, and her longtime friend who is left behind.
The Occupant
The Occupant interprets the body through folk tales of magic and transformation to create an imagined world wherein our conceptions of our inner selves replace the external view.