Letchetane brings us this
carved slate tablet based on the one created by Henry Anthony Wilcox in "The Call of Cthulhu". I'm tempted to call it Mignola-esque, but I think a better explanation is that both artists share a preference for clean, assertive designs.
Again I like the use of natural materials and the fact that you seldom see slate as a medium for carving. At first glance it made me think of a printing plate, with the clean lines and smooth surface. In a way I am itching to see it patinated with some encrustation and some moss growth, but who would want to sully such a fine surface. I also like the mix of Norse Futhark text with an almost Pennsylvania Dutch hex symbol. It’s really quite inventive.
ReplyDeleteI did some Googling around and found there are a good number of artists working in this medium these days. I remember it was popular in the 1970s, but hadn’t realized that it had made a resurgence. I’m impressed with this new crop of artists and artisans.
That is simply beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWell, my poor eyes are reading the Furthark runes as:
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Cthulhu-r [nominative form in Norse] Eeh Gah
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Nagl Fhtagn
Ail Ail Cthulhu Fhtagn
Y Ai Ng Ngah (...?)
Yog Sothoth
I'll leave in your hands the late lamented Candace McBride's excellent Elder Script vocabulary guide to translate this invocation. For instance, "Ail" → "ai" → "speak/call/glory to".
(Odd, though, that the first letter of Cthulhu is given as "Sowulo" [ ᛊ the S-rune] rather than "Kenaz" [ < the K-rune]....)
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