Ragnarok Painting

From ancient times, the raven and salmon's presence and imagery are integral to Vancouver Island, on the west coast of Canada, where I live. They are intimately linked to the first peoples' cultures, but also are powerful symbols from my European ancestors as well. I made this painting in response to the forest fires that rage through the forests of my province every summer. I imagined these two natural enemies desperately clinging to each other as their habitat is diminished by human expansion, fishing, logging and the brutal forces of nature itself. It reminded me of Ragnarok; the end of the world in Norse mythology. I wrote this poem to accompany the painting: Two ravens (Odin’s eyes and ears). One perished in humanity’s maelstrom the other, now broken and blind. Odin’s Raven clutches the Rhinegold. She cannot tell him the hills, they are moving, alive – no, they are afire, like Brunhilde’s prison. The Norn predicted. The Norn spun our illusions, wove our fates Weft our deeds. Warp our undeeds Their weaving says: “The mighty will fall The gods will die Valhalla will empty of warriors, they and their battlefield deeds like the blood they shed will soak into the earth the burning earth.” And Odin’s Raven clutches the Rhinegold. The Rhinemaidens enslaved long ago, their river poisoned and damned. And Odin’s Raven clutches the Rhinegold. The salmon, containing countless pearls, the salmon, the Rhinegold, the Grail that holds the holiest of holies. life itself.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20 W x 16 H x 0.8 D in

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