I participated in the illustrated advents calendar from @24_illustrations on Instagram again. This year the theme was the goose. Goose are wonderful animals. Did you know that they have a kind of teeth in their beak? Even doh I really like a goose, I struggled to come up with a fitting interpretation for an advents calendar. So I started researching myths and the meaning of goose. Here is what inspired me:
“On the Sixth Day of Christmas, my Goddess gave to me…six geese a-laying.”There are many myths and legends which involve geese and their relationship with goddesses and women. Both the tame and wild goose had mythological and symbolic significance to the Celts. The barnyard goose, a notoriously aggressive being, was seen as an image of the warrior divinities, both male and female. Images of Aphrodite riding a goose have been found in many examples of ancient artwork and sculpture, and bear a strong resemblance to modern-day depictions of Mother Goose. This is my interpretation of Aphrodite riding a goose.
Materials: acrylic colours on paper.
