Swan repairs the cruel wound



Moth that carries rays (actually Honey from heaven, reviving the dead) is from famous Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela's work Lemminkäinen's mother [link] . Lemminkäinen or Lemminki is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is depicted as young and good looking, with wavy yellow hair. He is one of the Heroes of the Kalevala [link] . In a tale somewhat reminiscent of Isis' search for Osiris, Lemminkäinen's mother searches heaven and earth to find her son. Finally, she learns of his fate and asks Ilmarinen to fashion her a rake of copper with which to dredge her son's body from the river of Tuonela. Thus equipped, she descends into the underworld in search of her son. On the banks of the river of the underworld, she rakes up first Lemminkäinen's tunic and shoes, and then, his maimed and broken body. Unrelenting, she continues her work until every piece of Lemminkäinen's body is recovered. Sewing the parts together and offering prayers to the gods, the mother tries to restore Lemminkäinen to life, but succeeds only in remaking his body, life is still absent. Then, she entreats a bee to ascend to the halls of the over-god Ukko and fetch from there a drop of honey as ointment that would bring Lemminkäinen back to life. Only with such a potent remedy is the hero finally restored.

I used the idea to represent my rebirth, which almost destroyed but saved me, claiming my heart as a toll...
Some simple Bodypainting and make up, Behind me you can see my painted wall

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I took the photo myself so its a self portrait, and edit it about six hours later! I used few Stock photos from DA (I'm so happy people post good Stocks here, that's a great gift for every artist who uses them <3)
Moth is from Kayne-stock [link]
The swan from solarka-stock [link]
and the skull by Rgstock777 [link]

Thank you