Artist Spotlight: Zel Howland

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Today, meet Zel Howland, who is also a writer with Duck Prints Press. Her piece, entitled Chrysopoeia, is the art for January!

 

Zel created this piece as a tie in to her story of the same title, Chrysopoeia.

Zel had this to say about the inspiration for this work: “This piece was inspired by my short story Chrysopoeia, featuring (spoilers!) Faith comforting the ghost of Viola after a botched resurrection. I wanted to capture the emotion of the scene rather than making a perfect depiction, which means many of the details aren’t the same as in the story, but the tenderness, yearning, and eeriness shine through.”

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