Illustrations for Hebeloma's Lament in a Dozen Denials (2024)
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 the final illustrations for the musical score, Hebeloma's Lament in a Dozen Denials, which was serially published on a daily basis in 2024 on the blog of the Poison Pie Publishing House. Hebeloma's Lament in a Dozen Denials recounts the adventure of Europe, one of the maidens offered to the minotaur by King Minos, immediately after she escaped from the labyrinth.

 

January: Europe, skeptic and wanderer

February: Priskos, young goatherd

March: priestess of the ancient mother goddess in Knossos

April: Berenike, willing sister

May: Hittite scout on Tenedos

June: Selene, moon goddess

July: shrike on Lesbos

August: shopkeeper at Antissa

September: floral offering outside the thermal spring

October: elders of the hidden village

November: Anaïs, companion

December: tawny pipit

 

Parting Notes:
These illustrations appear as monthly headings on the electronic version of Hebeloma's Lament in a Dozen Denials. The print edition includes black and white versions of the same illustrations.

 

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.