"Out of the trees wild people stepped forth, gods and goddesses of the wood; with them came Fauns and Satyrs and Dwarfs. Out of the river rose the river god with his
Naiad daughters."
(Lewis, C.S, 1990, pg171)
I decided to produce some of my own work based on the information I had gathered about the idea of Kami and spiritual beings in nature. Using my text, which is The Magicians Nephew by C.S.Lewis, I found a passage which described beings emerging from the forest linked with elements of the natural world (see above quote)
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| This first Kami is based on the Silver Birch tree. I decided that if there was to be a Kami who personified the beauty of this type of tree she should be an elegant female form to reflect the gracefulness of the Silver Birch. |
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| This Kami was designed to hold control over Autumn. Her hair therefore is a tangle of beautiful golden leaves. |
Both characters link with Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s development of the theory of Suspension of Disbelief, as both characters still take part of their form from the familiarity of everyday life- the female figure is clearly present in both characters.
The female figure I used for both images was drawn by myself as part of the life drawing classes I attend (which are turning out to be more and more useful).
Lewis, C.S (1990) The Magicians Nephew, Collins, UK
