David Mullett 263pc Freyas Tears and 291pc Ed Org Mermaid Calendar DSC05934
Two jigsaws on display on the S&T table at the 40th Anniversary House Party.
Right:
David Mullett 291pc Mermaid, Ed Org Calendar Commission Nov24
This is a commission to David Mullett in 2024, which I haven't assembled myself yet. The artwork is from an Ed Org calendar which I've used for jigsaws from Rob Garner, Howard Smeeton & Heather Prydderch. It shows a black & white drawing of a mermaid, between the two Art Nouveau borders seen on each calendar page.
Left:
David Mullett 263pc Freya's Tears 15x10in.
This attractive design was David's own selection, cut and sold in autumn 2024.
The right edge is stepped - I don't know why - perhaps David had problems with paper alignment or a fault in the plywood there. The depth of colour in the image would have benefitted by having a matte or semi-glossy varnish, but it is fine really. It would look amazing in a professionally printed gold foiled print.
Freya's Tears, also known as Golden Tears, is a painting by French artist Anne-Marie Zilberman using gold leaf that is often attributed to Gustav Klimt. The painting, a portrait of a woman crying, is considered one of the most emotionally charged works done in Klimt's style.
Freya is one of the most Influential and important Gods in Norse mythology – the Goddess of Fertility, Love and Beauty. She married Óðr, a mysterious god whose name meant "furious and passionate", who often went away on long journeys. When he disappeared Freya wandered in search of her beloved, weeping in despair of not finding him. As her tears fell on the ground in drops, they transformed into pure gold, and those that fell into the sea, turned into amber stones.
David Mullett 263pc Freyas Tears and 291pc Ed Org Mermaid Calendar DSC05934
Two jigsaws on display on the S&T table at the 40th Anniversary House Party.
Right:
David Mullett 291pc Mermaid, Ed Org Calendar Commission Nov24
This is a commission to David Mullett in 2024, which I haven't assembled myself yet. The artwork is from an Ed Org calendar which I've used for jigsaws from Rob Garner, Howard Smeeton & Heather Prydderch. It shows a black & white drawing of a mermaid, between the two Art Nouveau borders seen on each calendar page.
Left:
David Mullett 263pc Freya's Tears 15x10in.
This attractive design was David's own selection, cut and sold in autumn 2024.
The right edge is stepped - I don't know why - perhaps David had problems with paper alignment or a fault in the plywood there. The depth of colour in the image would have benefitted by having a matte or semi-glossy varnish, but it is fine really. It would look amazing in a professionally printed gold foiled print.
Freya's Tears, also known as Golden Tears, is a painting by French artist Anne-Marie Zilberman using gold leaf that is often attributed to Gustav Klimt. The painting, a portrait of a woman crying, is considered one of the most emotionally charged works done in Klimt's style.
Freya is one of the most Influential and important Gods in Norse mythology – the Goddess of Fertility, Love and Beauty. She married Óðr, a mysterious god whose name meant "furious and passionate", who often went away on long journeys. When he disappeared Freya wandered in search of her beloved, weeping in despair of not finding him. As her tears fell on the ground in drops, they transformed into pure gold, and those that fell into the sea, turned into amber stones.