Lilith, 2014 – Michaela Harlow – 16″ x 10″, pastel on paper (18″ x 12″)

Seduced by wild chaos, surrendered to the wind. Lilith.

The name ‘Lilith’ originates in ancient Sumeria, taken from lilitu, the Sumerian word for wind spirits (or female demons, as in the related ardat lili). “The lilitu dwells in desert lands and open country spaces and is especially dangerous to pregnant women and infants.”

Lilith. Conceived in wild chaos. Set free on the wind

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