Niwareka by kali66

Niwareka

Niwareka was beaten by her husband Mataora and fled to Rarohenga, the underworld, He was filled with remorse and heartbreak and underwent a journey to retrieve her, having to endure moko ( tatooing) taught him empathy for the pain he had caused her. Niwareka taught mortals the arts of massage and weaving.
if you are interested in reading a version of the Maori myth called The blood, the promise and the tattoo, see here http://tinyurl.com/n26g3f9

my get-pushed theme was a tryptich depicting "underworld" given to me by Richard @vignouse
@vignouse take two. how are you going with your challenge? not too hard I hope
August 29th, 2014  
@annied I got chills when I found this story after I had made the picture. that which is sub-conscious coming to light...
August 29th, 2014  
@kali66 I saw it and then my phone rang - the story is quite chilling when things are considered - when I get a chance I will follow your link - it is eerie how it came together
August 29th, 2014  
This is powerful.
August 29th, 2014  
so creative, great mysterious patterns!
August 29th, 2014  
Great collage and patterns!
August 29th, 2014  
Excellent. That is all.
August 29th, 2014  
really cleverly done
August 29th, 2014  
@kali66 This is even more amazing than your first effort Kali - you've exceeded my wildest dreams. Kudos where it's due!

My challenge - it's been a bad fortnight - here I am commenting at 2 am and I have to be up at 7 for an early morning blood test... you will have an answer to your challenge by Sunday evening.
August 30th, 2014  
I knew the underworld would be neon
August 30th, 2014  
@houdiniem there has to be some light there!
August 30th, 2014  
@vignouse thankyou, glad you find it compelling. It was a spectacularly appropriate push for me at the moment, , I was a bit taken aback at first but it certainly led me into interesting territory :)
good luck with memento mori, even if it is just a snuffed candle lol
August 30th, 2014  
@voiceprintz @irisn @joemuli @graemestevens @barneyone thankyou, happy you like this
August 30th, 2014  
Compelling pictures and great processing. I find myself wondering if there is any relationship between this story and that of Orpheus and Euridice, although I don't remember that Euridice was mistreated by Orpheus.
August 30th, 2014  
@tristansmum I will have to do some reading and get back to you on that one :)
August 31st, 2014  
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