A Compendium of Witches ~ Viduca

Title:	A Compendium of Witches ~ Viduca
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Watercolor, Photoshop
For Sale:	NFS
Views:	1101
Posted:	9/5/2018
Status:	Unpublished

Projects: Currently working on " A Compendium of Witches"

Location: UK

&ldquo In the middle of the poplar wood stood the oldest tree. They called it the ' White Grandmother' , due to the colour of its trunk that, where it began to branch, turned a brilliant silver. It was here that I would sit wrapped in a warm wolf pelt, and watch the sky. I would lose myself in the hectic dance of the leaves which followed the slow swinging of the branches sinuous like river-weed. My heart would soften, gradually slowing to meet the rhythm of the earth below me. My eyelids became heavier, and heavier... Leaving my human skin there at the foot of the tree, I would let the wolf skin grow on me. I let it devour me whole, I let it invade me like roots on fertile soil.&rdquo Here' s the portrait of Viduca, the Gaulish shapeshifter witch that is going to be featured in A Compendium of Witches. She was born not far from Vesontio, in 40BCE. Her story will be featured among those of other wise women in my upcoming A Compendium of Witches, a project supported by my amazing Patreon community