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March 22, 2008
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My first submission for :icondianae: 's contest.

My interpretation of the woman who angered Athena by boasting of being superior at weaving. Blinded by pride, Arachne challenged the goddess to a weaving competition. When Athena was certain to prove better at the loom, Arachne was so shamed that she tied a rope around her neck and attempted to hang herself. "Hang yourself all you like,' said Athena, "you will never die from it, nor will your children, nor the children of your children. You will suffer for your insolent folly all your life." At that Arachne was transformed into a spider, destined to spin her gossamer threads for the rest of her days.
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*MonsterBrand Aug 24, 2009  Professional Photographer
I've featured this piece here: [link]

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~rainbowblossom Jul 19, 2009
Very nice! Good to see something different too :D
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~zepheenia Jul 20, 2009
I loved doing this one, was a bit more challenging with such a limited colour palette
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*BardicKitty Jul 14, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
I like the representation of the spider theme in this image. The motif as opposed to her being all or part spider is an interesting approach and a bit of a breath of fresh air from all of the "eight limbed human" versions of her. I really love all the details and think that you did a beautiful job with this piece.
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~zepheenia Jul 14, 2008
thankyou so much....and thanks for writing such a good comment :aww:
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*BardicKitty Jul 15, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
^_^ You're welcome. I'm trying to get out of the habit of doing huge favorite sprees and actually writing comments. After all, I know that I feel really good when people tell me what they like about my work, so it was about time I start sharing that wonderful feeling.

It really is a beautiful piece and you're welcome again. *bows*
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~Shoe-Junkie May 4, 2008
This is great. The colours are wonderful for this picture. The detail is incredible.
Is that Athena in the top right corner?
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~zepheenia May 4, 2008
thanks very much, and yep that sure is Athena, didn't think anyone would notice that tho haha
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~Shoe-Junkie May 5, 2008
You're welcome.
Hehe, well I did almost missed her ^^ I like the way you added her in, but really subtly.
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Mood: Joy ~prismadragonfly Apr 27, 2008
Nice job!! I really like how you drew her hair.

Good luck in the contest!
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