Print: "Tiamat"

Print: “Tiamat”

Archival Limited Edition Print, signed & numbered by the artist, on 8.5×11-inch paper

Each edition is limited to 250 prints. Print is hand-signed and numbered by the artist. The prints are created in the artist’s studio, printed on fine art, archival textured papers. The manufacturer of the printer, papers and ink promise a longevity of 200+ years, “worthy of museum display.” (Fine art prints, as well as original art, should never be hung in full sunlight.) You will also receive a Certificate of Authenticity. Protective Packaging includes a backing board, with the print enclosed in a clear envelope.

Description

(Original: Pen & Ink, Watercolor, and Colored Pencil. Original is 12″x18″. I created this piece in 1986.)

Tiamat is a mermaid / sea serpent from Babylonian mythology, who was slain by the solar hero Marduk in a tale that reflects the overthrown of ancient Goddess cultures by newer patriarchal forces. This image shows the pre-patriarchal Tiamat, in all her power and beauty.

“With her supple tail, bare breasts, and her home in the ocean, the ancient symbol of the feminine, the Mermaid symbolizes a woman’s connection to the Great Mother, archetype of change and changelessness, the womb of life and love, the numinous source of healing, the place of return in death.”

— Karen Signell, Wisdom of the Heart: Working with Women’s Dreams, 1990.