All prints are shipped flat and mounted.

The image itself measures approximately 206mm x 206mm (8.25" x 8.25").
The outer edge of the mount measures about 252mm x 252mm (10" x 10").

Each mount is signed by the artist on the back, and every print is carefully packaged in a protective cello wrap to ensure safe delivery.

Although every effort is made to accurately represent the true colours of each drawing, the colours of the prints may vary slightly. This variation is due to differences in screen or monitor calibration and is not the fault of the artist. Any minor colour variation should not be considered a printing error.

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Mabon – Autumn 

 

At this time of year, the Earth Mother comes into her own, transformed into the Harvest Queen, cloaked in warm leafy hues of gold, crimson, and amber. Across the world, she is honoured for the season’s abundance. Harvest festivals mark not only the end of summer but also the gathering and storing of food to sustain us through the long, dark months of winter.

 

Perhaps the most famous myth of autumn is the ancient Greek tale of Demeter and her daughter Persephone.

 

One day, while Demeter and Persephone were walking together, Hades, Lord of the Underworld, rose up from the earth. Having fallen deeply in love with Persephone, he seized her and dragged her down into his shadowy realm to make her his queen.

 

Demeter, devastated by the loss of her beloved daughter, abandoned her duties as goddess of the harvest. The earth grew barren—crops failed, flowers withered, and the world began to starve. Fearing the collapse of humanity, Zeus decided to intervene. He knew the only way to restore the earth was to return Persephone to her mother. 

 

But Hades, in his passion, refused to let her go. For her part, Persephone grieved for the loss of her mother and the bright world above. In her sorrow, she refused all food—except for six pomegranate seeds.

 

Bound by the ancient laws of the Underworld, those who eat within its borders must remain there. However, since Persephone had only eaten six seeds, a compromise was struck: she would spend six months each year with Hades in the Underworld, and the other six months with her mother on the earth.

 

And so, we have the seasons. Autumn and winter are born of Demeter’s sorrow when Persephone descends into the Underworld. Spring and summer return with Demeter’s joy at her daughter's homecoming.

 

Greek Myth