Original artwork description:

Drawing in contemporary figurative style of fantasy taste, inspired by ancient testimonies attributable to the classical and medieval tradition that tell of ancient Celtic priestly communities exclusively female, called the druidesses. In the Irish myth, the Celtic priestesses were wise women, prophetesses, seers, healers, poets, sorceresses, herbalists and warriors who actively participated in battles, haughty and brave as men. The druidess portrayed at the top left of the work exhibits a Latin phrase engraved on a parchment: "Per aspera ad astra", whose meaning alludes to a path fraught with difficulties that can eventually lead to the stars. This motto seems to come from Greek mythology, according to which only heroes, once dead, would have had the honor of ascending to Olympus. This path to "the stars" was therefore reserved for those who had had a fearless life, by definition full of hardships and dangers.

Materials used:

Pencil on cardboard

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