ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK

Goddess Of The Assembled Veil
Megan Ashman
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SIZE
10x8
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
People & Portraits;Emotion & Themes
SUBCOLLECTION
Featured Works;People;The Shadow Self;Women
Price
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
A mixed media collage presided over by a statue-like Gothic goddess. Her fixed stare pierces through a world constructed from a layered 'veil' of assembled ephemera. This textured background of hidden hands, relics, and anatomical fragments forms a dense, subconscious landscape over which she sovereignly rules. Key to the Assembled Veil: Hidden Imagery & Suggested Meanings The background of the piece is a constructed tapestry of found images, each contributing to the theme of primal knowledge and sustenance. Hidden Image Suggested Conceptual Meaning Hands holding grains/nuts A symbol of offering, nurture, and the fundamental harvest that sustains life. The number '7222' on bone An archaeological relic; a catalog number from the past representing immutable truth, history, or a coded message from the ancestral world. Medical illustration of an eye The act of perception itself—inner vision, knowledge, and the window to the soul. A fossil or sinew cut-out A connection to deep time, primordial life, and the foundational structures of existence. Tattooed skin imagery The marking of personal history and identity onto the flesh; the body as a recorded document. 1920s half-nude woman A timeless ideal of form, vulnerability, and raw, uncovered essence from a bygone era. Horn or drum opening A vessel or conduit; a symbol of resonance, announcement, and the channeling of unseen energies. Side view of a dark-haired woman An alternative perspective or a shadow self of the central goddess, observing the scene.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
Goddess Of The Assembled Veil reads as a study of the human figure, identity, and emotional presence, spirit, dream, and threshold imagery, surreal perception, luminosity, and altered states. The layered mixed-media surface turns image, texture, and material detail into a shadowed and introspective, luminous and prismatic atmosphere, inviting slow looking and a personal symbolic reading.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
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