Vasalisa and the Flaming Skull
For this lesson, Kim asked us to take chances and face our fears, and see what happens ... I know this image will freak out a lot of readers, but bear with me. This is good stuff about the secrets to life and death.
One of my all-time favorite stories is Vasalisa-the-Brave (also the Wise, and/or the Beautiful). This story tells of her encounter with Baba Yaga, the dreaded Russian witch who lives in a cottage that dances around on chicken legs. You know what I'm talking about ... Even my kid goes around the house humming the Baba Yaga theme from Pictures at an Exhibition.
Vasalisa's Doll. Read more ...
Returning home with the knowledge and the power of the Flaming Skull Torch.
Read more ...
Special Thanks to Christina J. and her parents, Scott and Lori, for allowing me to photograph her as the epic Vasalisa. Christina was a wonderful model, and willing to go along with my crazy ideas.
This was a lot of fun to do, from collecting the props and costumes, and choosing a woodland setting and the time of day (sunset/twilight) to be there. That also explains why it's taken me so many months to complete this assignment!
Here's a slightly different version, processed with the following RadLab Stylets : LightsOn, Sugar
Rush, VarioTone, EZBurn (original), Pool Party, Grittyizer (40%
opacity), EZBurn2, (No Sparta)
The photos were processed with RadLab Stylets. I did not use any other texture layers on these.
Cheers!
This was a lot of fun to do, from collecting the props and costumes, and choosing a woodland setting and the time of day (sunset/twilight) to be there. That also explains why it's taken me so many months to complete this assignment!
The photos were processed with RadLab Stylets. I did not use any other texture layers on these.
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| Photo processed with the following RadLab Stylets : LightsOn, Sugar Rush, VarioTone, EZBurn (original), Pool Party, Grittyizer (40% opacity), EZBurn2, Sparta |
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| Photo processed with the following RadLab Stylets : EZBurn (original), Sparta, Pool Party |
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| The Trek Home. Photo processed with the following RadLab Stylets : EZBurn (original), Sparta, Iron Mouse, Fuzzy Navel |
Cheers!
2 comments:
Oh my gosh this is so awesome. I thought the pictures were too dark to do anything with! You made them look perfect and just like the book. Mission truly accomplished! I enjoyed reading too. I did not see all the meaning in the book that you pointed out. I am thinking that I will have Christina read about the doll and how her mother have it to her. Maybe the doll can be a symbol to help her too!!!! I am excited to see what she gets out of it. She is very insightful and imaginative and the doll may help her heal herself by learning she can.
Thank you so much for including Christina in this project. It was a great experience for her and confidence building. She did look right for the part! It all turned out so well. Congratulations on a great creative feat!
Lori
I'm pretty sure the Public Library will have the Women Who Run with Wolves Book. Otherwise, I have one at the Hospital Library that you/she can check out. I have my own copy, but I refer to it too often to be without it. It's comparable to a Bible in my life. ;-) It's a dense book, but if she looks at just the Vasalisa chapter, I think she'll get a lot out of it. Or I can make a photocopy of that chapter. Then she can keep it!
Thanks, Lori. I'll have to think up a few more scenes for Christina to be model in. This is fun!
Michele
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