Oil/ Acrylic by Melinda McCarthy 2008

Saille represents the Willow tree.  A bewitched tree said to be able to walk around at night.  This tree was often associated with withcraft but also with life cycles as it was said to carry two scarlet eggs in it's boughs.  One of the sun and one the earth.  It was also associated with goddess Ceridwen, a sorceress and keeper of the cauldron of knowledge.  She was also said to be the mother of the bard Talesian.