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Mirror, Mirror by Sasha Callaghan

27/4/2023

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In the foreground is the close-up of a human hand holding up a gold and pearl compact mirror. The reflection in the glass is the head of a raven with a bright blue eye. In the background is a row of boarded up terraced houses with a grassy hill towering over them.
In the foreground is the close-up of a human hand holding up a gold and pearl compact mirror. The reflection in the glass is the head of a raven with a bright blue eye. In the background is a row of boarded up terraced houses with a grassy hill towering over them.

About the artist:
Sasha Saben Callaghan is a visual artist living in Edinburgh. She was a winner of the 2016 ‘A Public Space’ Emerging Writer Fellowship, the 2019 Pen to Paper Awards, and the 2022 Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary. Her work has featured in a wide range of journals, magazines, exhibitions, and public commissions, including the international Shape Open 2020 and IAN Australia 2021. She is currently an Associate Artist for Disability Arts Online. Sasha’s lived experience of disability and impairment is a major influence on her work.
 
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Twitter: @SabenCallaghan
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The Clever Witch by Wendy Hess

25/8/2022

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Digital artwork that shows a grey-brown rabbit with long, sharp claws. She appears to be standing upright, framed by an arch of green leaves through which a night’s sky and full moon are visible.
Digital artwork that shows a grey-brown rabbit with long, sharp claws. She appears to be standing upright, framed by an arch of green leaves through which a night’s sky and full moon are visible.
The original photo of a grey-brown rabbit being held by one hand against a backdrop of green leaves.
The original photo of a grey-brown rabbit being held by one hand against a backdrop of green leaves.

The Clever Witch 
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In Fables of long ago, the story of The Clever Witch was well known, but only to the few that were aware, and afraid. She was famously successful in her Trickery of Luring Children into the Forest by pretending to be a Rabbit, thus earning their trust.


“Follow me now, my little Kiddies, let us walk quick, it’s easy to Flee-
down Pathways, past Hobbles, to hop over Gnomes,
through Thickets with Brambles, tromp Bridges of Stone.
No one will know where my Lair does Rest, but I will tell you, it’s surely the Best!”

About the artist: 
Wendy Hess is from Berkeley California, USA. As an Artist, Photographer and Author, she enjoys the Gothic, Classic, Humorous, and Bizarre side of Life. Her work has been featured in Cauldron Anthology, Seaborne, Floresta, Acropolis Journal, Lavender Bones, and Nymph Magazines. 
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