THE DORAN COLLAGE

THE DORAN COLLAGE

The Doran

I love herbs and herbal lore. My studio draws me in often to do paintings or sculptures depicting women as herbalists. My Doran collage reflects the story I wrote about a Doran-an herbalist of the highest order.

Here is a close-up of the hair in which I created a three dimensional effect and a crackled background

Side view of the 1 1/4 “ siding on birch board

Last but not least, here is her story:

The Doran

Some call her a witch because in her presence, miraculous events sometimes occur. She is known to be able to cure many illnesses with the ointments, teas, tinctures and potions she makes with her herbs. She spends hours cutting, removing seeds, shredding roots, turning, drying, crushing, steeping and distilling. She uses eyebright, pennyroyal, primrose, lovage, borage and comfrey.

She carefully watches the seasons: She dies with the winter and rises with the spring. She is totally in tune with the harmonics of nature because she is able to see on luminous levels. She believes we are all in some way linked together; the birds, flowers, trees and plants and somehow are part of something much greater than we are able to comprehend.

She is majestic, serence and at peace with herself and the universe that surrounds her..she is a doran…

~Cheryl Dolby~

(The Doran is an original oil and acrylic collage 9”x12” with 1 1/4” deep frame for easy hanging. Price: $125.00. Shipping to United States only.)