Bog oak and root.Bog oak and root.
Venus — Graphite & charcoal on paper.Venus — Graphite & charcoal on paper.
Pan — Graphite & charcoal on paper.Pan — Graphite & charcoal on paper.

The thyrsus was the wand carried by the followers of Dionysus; the Satyrs and the Maenads. A pole of fennel wrapped in ivy and topped with a pine cone, it was a symbol of fertility, hedonism and pleasure.

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