Murderous intentions in the darkness by river’s edge, the May Night Maidens seek vengeance. This series is based on an old Russian Folktale.

Call them what you will, water ghosts, water spirits, succubus, mermaid demons, nymphs or sprites, by day these sisters of the river dwell at the bottom of the river and walk the banks by moonlight. Upon seeing handsome young men, they fascinate them with songs and dancing in the meadows, mesmerizing them and leading their doomed lovers away to the river bottom to live with them forever.

But is it loneliness or vengeance that drives these women who were once so beautiful and innocent?

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“The May Night Maidens” continues my use of the fluidity of line. 

“The May Night Maidens” explores Russian myth and the darker realm of the tragic and violent female spirits called the “Rusalki” or Drowned Maidens, which haunt the rivers throughout the world and across all cultures.

Inspired by the writings of Pushkin and Gogol about the Drowned Maidens. I found that resin lets me capture a three dimensional snapshot of the essence of flowing water in what has been described as a “liquid rhythm." Through this methodology, I hope you get a glimpse of the last thing many an unwary traveler would see on a moonlit night, haunted by the May Night Maidens Spirits.