Saturday, November 17, 2007

IF - superstition

where i lived, there's some kind of a belief that when a certain birds called "sit-uncuing" (in my mother language, that is) making noise for days/weeks around some people's place, it's believed that someone is going to die. i'm not a superstitious person, but this thing was happened when my late father passed away two years ago. for like two months the air was heavy by the birds' singing. after my father died, the noise was gone.

25 comments:

Roberta said...

Beautifully done.

JO said...

Love this, nice work.

Issi said...

Hi Ella :o)) very good interpretation, a beautiful illo.
I dont know why but I havent your emails...can you try again send me email? Best Wishes, Iwonka :o)

claudine hellmuth said...

beautiful illo!

lisagloria said...

beautiful illustration.

carra said...

This is so sad, both the story and the illustration. Thank you for sharing this!

NANCY LEFKO said...

beautiful piece and a touching story.....

Anonymous said...

She is sooo cute! You can just feel the chill in the air! Great piece!

Neus said...

Very beautiful illustration.
Thanks for writing in my blog so I've discovered your wonderful one. I like your work a lot.

Catalina Alvarez said...

Beautiful!
Cata

Liz Jones said...

Lovely image, and a great story! I kind of like the idea of having my soul carried off on birdsong...

Janice Ykema said...

it feels like the little girl was you....
I like to think that some birds have a special purpose known only to them.... and they sing and shout, for joy knowing that .

Anonymous said...

I like your kind of drawing. Nice work ... I love it!

Laurel Neustadter said...

The painting is very beautiful. Thank you for sharing the touching story.

Josh (musarter) said...

Beautiful illo. I like the color palette and the feeling of the winds movement. I also appreciate the reference to your culture; these kinds of things are very interesting to me.

Also, thanks for stopping by my humble blog.

Alicia Padrón said...

This is wonderful Enigma. Love the wind blowing and her hair.... Beautiful!

By the way, I tagged you to write up 5 random things about yourself on my blog. Hope it's ok :o)

Cheryl said...

your picture has the same mysterious sad quality as the story you told. Sorry for your loss. Delighted by how it motivated you.

pati said...

Wow! That must be terrible, Enigma. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but still it's very intriguing.

Your illo is beautiful and very touching, though.

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Kstyles said...

Sad superstition! Great painting!

milanrubio said...

Wonderful Illo, what a warm mood. I like it.

Joan Y said...

The girl's expression says it all! This is such a beautiful illustration. Thanks for sharing your traditions with us!

Issi said...

Dear Ella :o))
I sent you mail art yesterday, maybe come to you in december, see you soon :o))

Random York said...

Your "Superstician" was marvelous! I wish I would have stopped by sooner! Thank you for your kind words about my guitar playing! This is the first time I have really done a total album- I designed a cover last night - I'll post it on my blog. I will check into the download avenue- I don't know anything about that avenue yet- Ill try to tell you something very soon though- John

Random York said...

Thank you for listening to my music! I will see if I can change the setting on MYSPACE so you can download the song- Please check it again-
John

Paula said...

Very interesting story. I do think the creatures of the earth sometimes know much more than we do. I love your artwork. I am visiting today via Britt-Arnhild's blog. Have a wonderful weekend!