Bone Sister
the artist
This artist's name is Bone Sister. Bone Sister is a very tall, thin,
slender creature who has the appearance of being very frail though in
fact she is very strong, as she has endured since the beginning of
humanity. Her skin is pale and lucid, and has a subtle sheen like the
glow of the moon on a clear winter night. Her eyes are of shimmery
gold, and stare into your soul with the force of a thousand lasers.
They direct their steady gaze deep into your subconscious and suck
away all your pain with the strength of their glare.
She shares this pain with you, and helps you to understand and accept
that which we can never escape - Death. Bone Sister is the Guide
through the Underworld, and helps those on an earthly plane who have
lost the ones they loved.
the art
Bone Sister has mastered the art of creating shadows, illusions,
dreams, memories and visions for those she helps, and she accomplishes
these things in a couple of ways. One of the ways in which she does
this is by spinning images from a glistening web-like substance
emitted from her long spider-like fingertips. She does this so fast
that it is almost impossible to see her move. The images are faint
and ghostly, calling forth souls that have passed into another
dimension so that they may bid one last farewell to those they left
behind. Another medium she uses to do her work is her knowledge of
the human psyche and her empathy for the human plight, which make it
possible for her to cast images beneath the eyes of a person while
they are sleeping.
These images are such that they will cause sweet dreams reminiscent of
times that are past, and people that are gone from the material world.
the beret
Bone Sister's "beret" consists of two bone-like structures that are
affixed to the sides of her bare skull, sitting at the sides of her
head like two stationery closed angel's wings. They have become
permanent, and have melded with the bones in her head. These bones
are her crown, and make her face the altar at which to pray when
darkness has unbiddenly descended and will not lift.
Submitted by Robyn Bellospirito (bellspirit@aol.com) (exhibarts@aol.com), on Friday, 27th October, 1995, from Long Island, New York