Elizabeth Whiteley
Metalpoint Drawings
Athena's Gift Series
For these drawings I chose a title with ambiguity, “Athena’s Gift”. Are they gifts from the Greek Goddess behaving in her role as a patron of metalwork weapons (if I consider a metal stylus as a weapon in defense of beauty)? Or are they gifts to her and the characteristics she represents, such as wisdom or courage? Even surrounded by the completed works in my studio, I still don’t know.
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Athena's Gift S1
silverpoint drawing on a prepared archival surface...inspired by my original 3-D geometric forms... composed within a √2 proportioned area....9.5” x 13.5” (24cm x 34.5cm)...© Elizabeth Whiteley