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Lucerna, the Princess of Cups At last, we see the solidification of potential. Lucerna has appeared from the gloom bearing the sacred waters of life. The water glistens with candlelights, representations of our fragile existence. Their soft, calming glow illuminates her face, but she stands unaware. She is blindfolded to signify her universal acceptance of all who are drawn to her. Lucerna is a light unto the darkness, a symbol of hope and compassion to those lost in the shadows. But those who seek her should be advised - Lucerna's path to redemption is not without peril. While her blindfold grants her the ability to be impartial in her compassion and empathy, it blinds her to the harshness of reality. Lucerna's head is wreathed in night-blooming flowers, their delicate spirals hinting at secret mysteries revealed, their shaped mimicked by fern fronds and pine cones. Curved ebony horns emerge from Lucerna's head, aligning her with the Sacred Hind. Like the Deer Woma...

Initial Concept drawing for  Lucerna , done in graphite on 8.5X11 cold press paper. The final work   will be a dark fantasy piece depicting a female anthropomorphic figure similar to this. The figure is the spirit Lucerna, whose name in Latin means literally "lamp". She is similar to the angel Lucerne, who appeared to 8th century Benedictine Monks with fire streaming from his fingertips and showed them where to build their first chapel. My adaptation of Lucerna appears as if carried on the moonlight. She holds before her a bowl of candles floating on water from the sacred spring of life. She brings a light unto the darkness , but the light is not for her. She has no need of it anyway. Her eyes are closed so as not to judge by appearance those who are lost and drawn to her light. She is like the Princess of Cups ; a manifestation of potential, a new emotional start, a sense of being comfortable with the self. She is empathic, understanding, and accepting of a...