The Empress - Mary Winchester
Card name: The Empress
Author: lily_cat, border and scroll by bt_kady
Prompt: Mary Winchester
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Character is not mine, the pictures are stock art.
Medium: Digital Art
Artist Notes: I hemmed and hawed about making this image. I had an idea in my head, but was having an issue translating that to the card. But eventually I just started experimenting, layering lenses and effects over and over and finally came up with something that looked close to how I imagined it. The Empress is a creator of life and love and Mary Winchester is definitely a symbol of both. The traditional card bears fields of wheat, a crown of stars and a heart shaped shield with the symbol for love. I altered these symbols by having the white fence with the roses instead of the wheat, roses being a symbol of love. The picket fence is for her role as a mother. Instead of a crown of stars, I had the starry sky, indicating "the night." Instead of the shield, I chose a burning heart also made of roses...symbolic of the fire and how she died for her children. Since fire is a destroyer of life, but also allows things to grow...I thought the reverse-coloured flames were appropriate.
Most Fun Part To Do: Having fun messing around with different layers and filters.
Most Boring Part To Do: Finding all the different clip art...it took forever!