A tree line in the Slovenian countryside by Sarah Espeute
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
- Oscar Wilde
“Ritual”
The last of the three illustrations I made last year for “Witchzine” fanzine. The theme was “Witches’ Pharmacy/Healing Witches”, so the idea of my illustrations was inspired by the preparation of a healing ritual.
Despite the enormous affection I feel for the Untamed, I always struggled to think of a painting idea for it. The big, giant, lush, complex world would seem to offer so much to draw from, but it maybe only paralyzed me. And in the opulent abundance of art surrounding the story, so often in the style of classical Chinese paintings, I didn’t think my style would fit in… But when my sister sprang it on me recently she’d started watching, the u-turn I pulled broke the sound barrier. Rewatching, my feelings finally came together into this <3