Wisdom of the Spider... by anahata.c
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Many native cultures revere the spider as a bearer of great wisdom. Spirits like Iktome, Na'ackjeii Esdzaa (Spider Woman) and others represent great & sacred powers. So the next time you see an 8-legger snooping around, remember she holds great powers for many around the world...
A word on materials:
This is a good old fashioned felt pen on newsprint. What can I say about newsprint? It's the cheapest paper around, but it's the best. I mean, the best. It yellows, decays, eats up your pens, but it feels like rubber traction on your tires--it talks to you! So even if it turns to powder in 2 years, there's nothing like it for grit & resistance to your hand...
Thanks for all previous comments & favs: As always, I appreciate them all.
Have a great week
(and sorry if I my spider freaked you out!) ~
Mark
(ps--another removed-upload last night: Sorry! It was meant for another night & I'll reload it soon)
Comments (12)
magnus073
Mark this is a truly wonderful capture and I have heard also of how the spider is sacred in many cultures. I especially liked your description of the paper you used for this work of art. Being a novice to this it amazes me that the cheapest one that seems won't last at all has the best feel to it.
NekhbetSun
Really cool work and I'm definitely not a spider lover although I recognize their role in nature...once again, excellent mark !
ARTWITHIN_II
OK, here is where I draw a line at the Native American part of me. I'll have to seek wisdom elsewhere. I have to admit though, you have made this spider look friendly in your sketch.
gunsan
I don't mind spiders, even if I don't have searched for the wisdom of them. I deeply admire theirnets, especially when filled woth dew. Your spider is almost a little human in appearence, nice drawing!
helanker
Spiders keep the fly away and therefor I like spiders. Better to have 10 spiders than 1 fly. This is a beautiful spider drawing Mark. I like it very much. It even has personality. :)
koosievantutte
fine drawing. nothing wrong with newsprint - espeially not when you can preserve it digitally :-)
Tanglimara
I always used to hate spiders when I was younger but have somehow managed to come to like them. I was aware that they were revered by certain groups. Their web making skills have always amazed me as I have plenty in my back garden and am forever clearing them away ... I don't know why I bother really as they just go ahead and weave another one. This is a great sketch and it was interesting to read about the paper you used. It seems to have added to the overall effect. Marvellous work. Tony.
e-brink
You have definitely created a character here with a few wonderful strokes. Well done.
debz
wonderful sketch of the spider! super work as always Mark!
tennesseecowgirl
Wonderful work!
mss
Such a good suggestion to use newsprint! I really like the rough texture and warm tonality of the background in this drawing. We can always preserve the results digitally!
groegnitram
2 things come to my mind, mark: 1st: the engineer and the hammer. in our science based culture, we have whole libraries filled with the definition of the hammer, material, chemistry, we can even make a model of the hammers atomic structure. but, i never found a book about the even more complex process 'using' a hammer, not to speak of 'feeling' the hammer. i say this all because of your first line about the natives, the spider as a bearer of great wisdom. and this is such a great gap in our culture, we are wholeheartedly bound to definitions by science. and so, you will find lots of definitions around in libraries about spiders, commonly accepted. but you will not find this acceptance and knowledge when it comes to a more native understanding of the spider! but i am also speaking of a loss of knowlegde from elder cultures, our forefathers, knowledge that never will come back. 2nd: i think your spider is drawn wonderfully, i remember some of your drawings made like this, with loose and tough strokes. i think doodles and sketches depict the moment far better, more than any polished final ever can, it is not only the spontaneity that gets lost, it is that the alive aspect and appearance, gets lost as well. it is exactly this loose use of lines that makes your spider so wondrefully alive. so far my thoughts, thanks a lot for your spider, mark :)