My Art - Amethyst

This is the image I was attempting to create when The Bride of Frankenstein insisted on being created. I did go back and finish her though. I think it was the streak in her hair that shifted my mind to the Bride. But I liked it so much, that I kept it on this gal too. At first I was thinking of naming this girl along the lines of a Vampira, or an Avian Witch because of the ravens. Then I imagined her embodying the magickal properties of Amethyst, so I was leaning towards that as a name. But her hair is what I loved the most, so I settled on a title that touched on all of her magical properties....Amethyst Ravenhair, the Avian Witch! Ha! That way, I didn't have to choose. But I call her Amethyst for short. (You can click on the image to enlarge.)

My setting for this image evolved from my love of the High Gate Cemetery in London that I dedicated 2 posts to this summer. (see June posts) I wanted a place that was beautiful because of it's decay. A place that was overgrown and being reclaimed by the earth. If you missed those posts, be sure to check out the photos...they are incredible.

And lastly, since purple is my favorite color, Amethyst is a stone that naturally attracts me. So I thought I'd also share some of it's mystical properties. "Because the stone has transmutational energies, it helps to open gateways into intense and transforming spiritual experiences, and can protect the wearer from black magic. Known as a change stone, amethyst can bring about any type of change in your life and consciousness. It also breaks up old emotional thought processes and assists psychic opening in a grounding manner."