Category: Fantasy Photography
Posted: September 25, 2022



The nightmare catcher of your dreams

Owl Dreamcatcher

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Mixed Media Photograph of the Month Contest Entry 
I know the dreamcatcher to be, "the catcher of nightmares" but below is a definition I got from Wikpedia. I created swirling nightmarish lights getting entangled in the web-like openings of the owl instead of just a web This is a back to back dreamcatcher. You can see some of the dreamcatcher in the back on the right side.


"In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher (Ojibwe: asabikeshiinh, the inanimate form of the word for 'spider')[1] is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. It may also be decorated with sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. Traditionally, dreamcatchers are hung over a cradle or bed as protection.[2] It originates in Anishinaabe culture as "the spider web charm" ? asubakacin 'net-like' (White Earth Nation); bwaajige ngwaagan 'dream snare' (Curve Lake First Nation)[3] ? a hoop with woven string or sinew meant to replicate a spider's web, used as a protective charm for infants.[2]

Hope you enjoy! Put away your fears and Sleep tight My Friends, let the dreamcatcher work for YOU! :o) Helvi
Post Type: Mixed Media Photography
Mixed Media: Major | Removed main subject by precise cutting from background and copied. Crrrated new gradient background. Used smear brush on background to create supernatural swirls of a nightmare getting entangled in the dream catcher, Added tint swirls for dimmer light. Replaced dreamcatcher over background created some flights to pass over it



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