I call this piece “Tradition”.
It’s a comment on the power of peer pressure from dead people.
I like some traditions, but the ones that inflict judgement or the ones that self-justify themselves because “this is the way it has always been” can be quite dangerous and unhealthy to some. Tradition can be wielded like a cudgel to deny things simply out of spite and hate or fear or convenience.
Tradition can regulate behavior in ways that are illogical and demeaning. It can pre-determine choices and restrict freedoms.
It can be a tool to generate fear.
There are far too many bad traditions, and I am a firm believer in the power of change. That people can be better humans and turn away from harmful traditions when they want or need to. The human capacity to make their own choices is valuable, and implies we have agency. That we can rise above our circumstance.
This piece is available as an individual greeting card here:
https://goimagine.com/tradition-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/
it’s also available as part of a six-card variety pack here:
https://goimagine.com/art-nouveau-variety-pack-of-greeting-cards-5x7-with-envelopes/
And here’s the speedpaint:
https://makertube.net/w/ornug3My8VYVtL6cBpMeoF
And livestream recording of when it was made:
https://makertube.net/w/2Bp8d7RgRAu9JchFMqkxr1
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