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Critmas 2018: Mistletoe Bow

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This is one of my team artworks for Critmas 2018! Find out more here: CRITMAS 2018

and here: www.deviantart.com/beccajs/jou…

For this team, the Mistletoe Bows, the main reference is to the death of Baldur (or whichever spelling you prefer). Baldur was a norse god, slain by Loki's trickery with an arrow (or a spear) cut from mistletoe. norse-mythology.org/tales/the-…

Critmas 2018: Holly Hand Grenade by squanpie  Critmas 2018: Poinsettia Pikes by squanpie  Critmas 2018: Tanenbaun Trebuchet by squanpie 
Image size
2364x3528px 1.14 MB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FS7
Shutter Speed
10/300 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Nov 27, 2018, 9:38:46 PM
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:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

'Sup my dove! I couldn't bear to write anything remotely critical about the Trebuchet picture so I'm going to have a go at the enemy's totem, instead!

Not that I'll have much in the way of suggestions for improvement, mind you. This piece simply has so much to love: the wood grain combined with the woody tones, the knotwork and symbolism... My favourite part by far is how the berries instantly lift this thing up to the next level, being something necessary turned into a recurring device and eye-catching ornamentation, even just at a glance.

The off-centred placement of the whole bugs me a bit, making me wonder if maybe you cropped this too tight on the right hand side - comes with asymetrical designs, don't it just - and my OCD self insists that the tail of the Serpent should be brown to fit the mistletoe there, but other than this obvious nitpicking, I've got nuffin' to really balance my fangirling. I'm going to totes blame that on you though, in case the adjudicators find fault in that.

Cheers and have a nice New Year, in advance!

(PS: don't mind the stars; it's a terrible system so I just give everyone the same)