Arctic Dreaming: Polar Bear, work in progress. Scratchboard 11 x 14 in. Copyright 2008, Tania Nault.
I’m nearly done! Just in case you’re wondering about the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in the lower section, here’s my thoughts: some Inuit groups believe that the Northern Lights contain the souls of the ancestors, including those of the animals. I wondered if Debby’s soul has joined up with her ancestors?
This has been an exciting board – I don’t normally “wing” so much of a board – but for this one, the entire Northern Lights area at the bottom of the board is scratched straight onto the board without any pre-drawing. There was something frightening, yet oddly freeing, about working in this way.
