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.

If you are located in the USA or Spain, please email me at 52crows2018@gmail.com before placing your order so I can provide an accurate shipping quote.

Shipping rates to these countries fluctuate frequently, and I’m unable to process orders until costs are confirmed.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Blodeuwedd: The Flower-Faced Owl

 

In Welsh myth, the hero Lleu Llaw Gyffes was placed under a powerful curse by his mother, Arianrhod. She decreed that he would never have a human wife. To break this curse, the magicians Math and Gwydion used their craft to create a bride for Lleu from flowers—oak, broom, and meadowsweet. From these blossoms they conjured the fairest maiden ever seen, and named her Blodeuwedd, meaning “Flower-Face.”

 

Lleu and Blodeuwedd were married, and for a time, they appeared happy. But while Lleu was away, Blodeuwedd fell in love with Gronw Pebr, the lord of Penllyn. The two lovers plotted to kill Lleu.

 

Gronw struck Lleu with a magical spear, but instead of dying, Lleu transformed into an eagle and flew away, wounded and wild.       Gwydion searched for his friend, and by singing a powerful incantation, he returned Lleu to his human form.

 

Gwydion and Math nursed Lleu back to health—and then turned their wrath upon Blodeuwedd. As punishment for her betrayal,     Gwydion transformed Blodeuwedd into an owl, declaring:

 

“You will never dare show your face again in the light of day. There will be enmity between you and all other birds. It will be in their nature to harass and shun you because of your treachery. But your name will remain—Blodeuwedd, or ‘Flower-Face.”

 

And so, the owl—once a maiden of flowers—became a solitary creature of the night, shunned by the birds of day, yet forever carrying the name and memory of her past.

 

From the Welsh Mabinogi