MYTHOGRAPHIC SCULPTURE/ 'Shrine of the Goddess' by Eric Whollem/ A figurative ceramic sculpture/ Oxides and found earth pigments on white earthenware clay/ The Guardian Dogs of the Goddess

Shrine of the Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

found ochre and oxides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

The Role of the Dog as Guardian of the Hearth

In Eastern Europe the old matriarchal cultures were met with

an invasion of raiders from the steppes of Asia. The household

dog arose as a protector of the farms and homesteads. Eisler's

book, 'The Chalice and the Blade,' is famous for presenting this

forgotten part of history.

Thus one sees images of Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the hunt

protected by dogs at her side.

My sculpture celebrates the role of the dog as the Guardian.

MYTHOGRAPHIC ART

Mythographic art, as I conceive it, is art that utilizes the elements

of myth in a creative way. It is a synonym for 'mythopoeia.'

_________________

To view more of my Goddess art, see this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/goddess

See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythography

For an informative article on Artemis see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis

*

Ceramic sculpture; goddess; mythology; mythopoeia; mythographic art.