Botanical Folktales
of Healing Series 2016
Each print 16" x 20"
This series illustrates folktales from around the world which focus on an herbal remedy. Despite although mankind uses botanical cures internationally, it was quite hard to find specific stories which detail the cures. These eight stories from Chinese, Tanzanian, Native American, Polish Chasidic, Scandinavian, Venezuelan, European and Hungarian, origins create a wonderful basis for the images.
Mother’s Brother and His Sister’s Son: Lingzhi Mushroom from China
Mma Mkwe: Mango Bark Tea from Tanzania
Mma Mkwe: Mango Bark Tea from Tanzania
Sparkle from Primeval Iniquity:
Foxglove from Polish Chasidic lore
Root Medicine:
Asclepias root from the Pawnee of North America
Archangel Michael and the Monk:
Angelica from Scandinavia
The Magic Eagle: Dittany plant from Venezuela
King Laszlo and the Arrow:
Gentian from Hungary and Croatia
Achille’s Cure: Yarrow from European Myth
