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The Old Owl Woman by `hibbary:iconhibbary:

Categories Anthro > Traditional Media > Mixed Media

©2008-2009 `hibbary
:iconhibbary:

Artist's Comments

What what!? I made some art for myself! (or more expressly, for the MFF art show)

There are some light washes of pearlescent ink in here (which you can't see in the scan, but if you come to MFF it'll be up in the show!) as well as text which, depending on which way you turn it, is either absolutely hidden, or somewhat legible. It's broken by the background, but in full reads:

Didn't I tell you it would one day come to this? That the earth would crack. That the sky would fall. The old owl woman read it in her pattern. And I, for one, did not disbelieve her.

The text is absolutely unobtrusive, which was what I was going for. It just adds that extra bit of something for those willing to look close enough.

P.S. Thank you for the DD! :) This is definitely my favorite out of my most recent work, and I'm really glad to see people responding to it so well.

Daily Deviation

Given 2008-09-26

The second I saw 'The Old Owl Woman', I thought 'This is DD material. I wish there was a more prestigious award, cause this is one piece that should get it.' When you see it full view, you will know why, even if *hibbary has already received so many features. This time, it's like the art world's equivalent of an Oscar winner. (Suggested by =Avalik and Featured by `skifi)

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~JeshikaLee Sep 19, 2008, 6:57:03 PM
It's lovely, and... it does look like an old woman.

... as owls usually do, oddly enough.

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and now, for something completely different...
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~asagi92 Sep 19, 2008, 6:57:22 PM
wow this is nice

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if you feel that way i'll leave you alone
no harm was meant to be done
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~RuneElf Sep 19, 2008, 6:57:50 PM
Wow, that's fantastic. It took me a sec to find the writing :D

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:music: RuneElf :music:
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=KrazyHero Sep 19, 2008, 6:57:51 PM
For some reason, owl plus old woman just works. You pulled it off perfectly.

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"It's a bad idea to try to prevent people from knowing their own history. If you want to do anything new you must first make sure you know what people have tried before."

- E. H. Gombrich, A Little History of the World
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~yoshii15 Sep 19, 2008, 6:58:32 PM
Wow, that's really haunting and eerie, but beautiful too.
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=fira-flame Sep 19, 2008, 6:59:03 PM
Wow, text? I can't see it in the scan, obviously. Where about did you place it?

But this is very pretty, I love the detail in the face and the highlights in the robe (?).

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Hate is not a family value.
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*Temiree Sep 19, 2008, 6:59:40 PM
Very inspiring work from you again. =) Top notch stuff!
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`hibbary Sep 19, 2008, 6:59:57 PM
It's there. 8D You can see it just barely. I'll give you a hint. It's in the background.

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Congraturation.
This story is happy end. Thank you. Being the wise and courageour knight that you are
you feel strongth welling. In your body. Return to starting point. Challenge again!
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~CrunchBandicoot Sep 19, 2008, 7:02:20 PM
Such an interesting picture :)

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~placitte Sep 19, 2008, 7:02:46 PM
Amazing!!

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