Exploratory Illustrations for Hebeloma's Abyssal Aria (2022)
Julia K. Keffer of Bus Stop Art Show

This page features artwork from the street artist, Ms. Julia K. Keffer of Phoenix, Arizona. These works are exploratory illustrations for the musical score, Hebeloma's Abyssal Aria, which is being serially published on a daily basis in 2022 on the blog of the Poison Pie Publishing House. Hebeloma's Abyssal Aria recounts the adventure of Eurymedusa, one of the maidens offered to the minotaur by King Minos, immediately after she escaped from the labyrinth.

 

In January, Eurymedusa dwelt underground.

In February, Eurymedusa plunged into the sea.

In January, Eurymedusa dwelt in a subterranean lake.

Eurymedusa in brighter light.

In March, Eurymedusa accompanied the squid and the octopus across the second of three gorges.

In May, Eurymedusa encountered a statue of the Ocean Mother in a subterranean village.

In May, Eurymedusa encountered a statue of the Ocean Mother in a subterranean village.

In May, Eurymedusa encountered a statue of the Ocean Mother in a subterranean village.

In May, Eurymedusa encountered a statue of the Ocean Mother in a subterranean village.

Hebeloma's Abyssal Aria

In June, the turquoise-bellied bee-eater rose to perform its daily work in the valley where Eurymedusa had settled.

In August, the herbalist and her apprentice, while gathering herbs, came upon the cave of Eurymedusa.

In August, Old Parsley makes her entrance in the narrative.

In June, Eurymedusa swam beside the Ocean Mother.

September: Polyxena visits Eupompe

October: the factotum of the Temple of Poseidon in Lerna, investigating the sybil's grotto

November: Sprig, the herbalist's apprentice

November: Sprig, the herbalist's apprentice

December: The wolf on the beach eyeing Eurymedusa in the sea.

December: The wolf on the beach eyeing Eurymedusa in the sea.

the Minotaur and the labyrinth

This page represents selections from one instance of the Bus Stop Art Show. The main page of the Bus Stop Art Show at the Poison Pie Publishing House is here.