Yō

Oil pastel on paper. Norse mythology: The Horses who carry the sun across the sky.

Oil pastel on paper. A yokai usually pictured with a single large eye and momiji tofu in hand.

Woodblock print. An unusual multi-being yokai: one to topple, one to slice, and one to mend. And all in the blink of an eye, so that the victim is left wondering just how they got this mysterious little wound.

Woodblock print. Cheers!

Ink. Have you heard of Aqua Tofana? The dark story of the potion from real Italian history has long beguiled, as it’s a true story of feminine (and some say darkly feminist) mass poisoning! A 17th century black widow secret society, wielding an arsenic-based poison, sold by 3 generations of murderous bitches, successfully killed around … Read more

Ink. The Boy Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was: a darkly comedic Grimm fairytale.

Acrylic on canvas, 91x46cm The Juniper Tree: A uniquely long and touching Grimm fairytale.

Watercolor. “The Two Travelers,” a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Hanae Rivera.

Watercolor. Tea, lemon, honey, & more than just a splash of something else. Hanae Rivera.

Oil pastel on paper. “The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban,” from One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights). Beware jealousy, teachery, devious visiers and, especially, killer books. Or, no great deed goes unpunished. Hanae Rivera.