Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Five Weasels


This is a painting of a family of weasels, playfully chasing each other's tails. In many North American Native cultures, the weasel is considered an animal with strong medicine or mystical powers, but it is not always viewed positively. Some tribes consider him a bad omen and to cross paths with a weasel meant a swift death. Here in Greece, my adopted country, having a weasel around your home is considered bad luck, especially if someone is getting married. In Greek mythology, the weasel was transformed from an unhappy bride who loves nothing better than to chew up wedding dresses. Yet, in Macedonian Greece, they are considered an omen of good luck. Personally i think of them as very curious, playful and mischievous little creatures.

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