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Night Sky (mixed media, 7x7) by Jean LeCluyse
She thinks of his predator play, then his fist, then thick leather belt, then blood. She walks over to fingernail-carve a glyph into his right shoulder, tastes his meat, smacks her lips over a hint of staked-goat fear. She engraves three words, just under his rib cage. Licking her fingers clean, as he struggles, eyes huge. The Yaga turns away, smiles, and walks toward her nearest mother-forest, pleased with her restraint. His new script of scar warns, “harm no woman.�
JEAN LECLUYSE was born and raised in the heart of the agricultural Midwest. She attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence where she received her BFA in printmaking. She now lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC. Her art has been exhibited in Drawing Discourse: 7th Annual Contemporary Exhibition in Asheville, NC, and Drawn, Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. Read more about the artist and explore her work on her website.