News from the Sewing Witch

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Permalink So, this is my picture of Proserpine/Persephone for AP Art As Queen of the Dead, I imagine her to look slightly emancipated (thin, with bones protruding), with long black hair.  Also, I always imagine her surrounded by crystals, as they grow in caves under the surface.  Here, she is holding a pomegranate, a cetra (according to legend, she played this instrument to calm Cerberus when Orpheus came to claim Eurydice)  In her other hand, she holds poppies, which some sources are sacred to her, as they are the flowers of sleep, and some texts claim that these were the flowers she was gathering when Pluto/Hades kidnapped her.  At her feet sits Cerberus, but not as you normally see him.  I imagine that for Pluto, he is that big, scary, man-eating dog, but for Proserpine, he is a little puppy, and much more docile, more of a protector than an instrument of terror. I will be adding color to this (reds, purples, golds and black) but I would love feedback (either via reblog, or askbox) Sorry for the bad quality image :(