CATHERINE ECKERSALL

BRIDE AND THE CAILLEACH

The Footsteps of Bride

Oil on Canvas

2020

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65 x 75cm

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As she walked

across the freezing bog

her footsteps

were starred

with flowers of Spring.

The Adder

Oil on Canvas

2020

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65 x 55cm

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From the hollow

in the hill

emerged the Adder.

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I will not harm the snake

and the snake will not

harm me.

The Plaid of the Cailleach

Oil on Canvas

2021

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65 x 50cm

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The Cailleach lurked

at the summit,

shrouded in woollen mists

and heavy

tweed clouds.

The Hind

Oil on Canvas

2020

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75 x 55cm

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SOLD

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Over

the frozen mountain

she herds

the deer

with her staff of ice.