This piece comes from my personal affinity for Stag’s and the spiritual meaning behind these beautiful creatures. I used spices to create this hybrid of myself and a Stag and the snakes. The size of this piece is on 9×12 Mixed Media Canson Sketchbook paper. The assignment called for us to draw ourselves as an animal hybrid facing or conquering our biggest fear. My personal fear that I chose to include was my own negative self-talk and the internal motivation fighting for a place in my decisions and my mind. Essentially, you can say that my inner conflict is one of my greatest fears. Being unable to move through that struggle and find success in life is my greatest fear, and the two “kundalini” snakes whispering in the ears of the stag represent the struggle and also show how is feels to deal with the anxiety attached to it. The spices that I used are as follows:
cinnamon, mustard seed, nutmeg, allspice berries, cumin, paprika, rosemary, sugar, and toothpicks.
-Godspeed
