Beyond the Ice and Snow

"So when she reached home, and had gone to bed, it was the same as before. A man came and lay down beside her; but in the middle of the night, when she heard that he was fast asleep, she got up and lit the candle. She let the light shine on him, and saw that he was the most handsome prince one ever set eyes on. She fell so deeply in love with him, that she thought she couldn't live if she didn't give him a kiss at once. And so she did, but as she kissed him she let three drops of hot tallow drip onto his shirt, and he woke up.

"'What have you done?' he cried; 'now you have made us both unlucky, for had you held out only this one year, I would have been free! I have a stepmother who has bewitched me, so that I am a white bear by day, and a man by night. But now all ties are broken between us. Now I must leave you for her. She lives in a castle east of the sun and west of the moon, and there, too, is a princess, one with a nose three yards long, and now I will have to marry her.'"

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This piece is my take on the Norwegian folk-tale East of the Sun, West of the Moon. I know that it doesn't make much sense right now, but I hope to keep doing some art of these two. Especially since it is my favorite fairy tale.

I know it's not exactly Christmas-y but it is winter-y so I feel like it's appropriate to upload it!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Art © December 24, 2011 to Caitlin C.