31 VOLUME 5 |ISSUE 3 |2014
Birth of a Monarch
From the darkness grew a
seed whose life began in the
blood-red hands of the abusers
who froze her heart. The black
butterflies represent the dark,
abusive methods used by the
ministers who ran the cult she
grew up in. But the wicked seeds
become gold and give birth
to the strength of her warrior
self. She faces the violet light
of her infinite worth, and the
conditioning falls away at her
feet. She walks steadily forward,
leaving love in her wake. She
shamelessly carries her heart
openly on her shoulder. Vennie
connects deeply with the anime
warrior, the advent children, and
what they represent.
Acrylic on canvas
Prodigy
This piece is an artist self-portrait
of needing to escape the
aftermath, pain, and frustration
of being labeled crazy when her
need is to be able to process the
pain. The quote on the digital
piece is a line from the poem
“Born Crazy,” from her collection
of poetry Dusted Shelves: memoir
of a cult child.
Digital collage
Digital collage
Birth of a Monarch
From the darkness grew a
seed whose life began in the
blood-red hands of the abusers
who froze her heart. The black
butterflies represent the dark,
abusive methods used by the
ministers who ran the cult she
grew up in. But the wicked seeds
become gold and give birth
to the strength of her warrior
self. She faces the violet light
of her infinite worth, and the
conditioning falls away at her
feet. She walks steadily forward,
leaving love in her wake. She
shamelessly carries her heart
openly on her shoulder. Vennie
connects deeply with the anime
warrior, the advent children, and
what they represent.
Acrylic on canvas
Prodigy
This piece is an artist self-portrait
of needing to escape the
aftermath, pain, and frustration
of being labeled crazy when her
need is to be able to process the
pain. The quote on the digital
piece is a line from the poem
“Born Crazy,” from her collection
of poetry Dusted Shelves: memoir
of a cult child.
Digital collage
Digital collage
