DescriptionCopyright 2016 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
Welcome, traveller, to my tomb. Be not affrighted, my spirit shall not harm you; I only want to tell someone the truth of my existence. I know you think you know my story, but no one has, not really, until now.
It is true I was born to parents who called me Rapunzel after the rampion my mother so craved when carrying me. Yes, my father promised me to Gothel, the witch, in exchange for free access to that plant, so desperate was my mother for its nourishment. And yes, when I was born Gothel came to claim me as her payment. But from there the truth has been prettified, obscured to please the optimism of mankind.
The legend says I was beautiful, but I cannot confirm it by my eyes. I never saw my own reflection. Perhaps it is true what is said of witches, that they cast no image in a glass. In any case Gothel did not keep mirrors in our house. I do know my hair grew long and lustrous, as golden as the noonday summer sun. But that is all I can tell you of my appearance, apart from being slender; that I could see for myself.
After my first bleeding, the beginning of the inevitable transformation from girl to woman, Gothel took me to a castle deep within a wood, having neither door nor stairs to the keep where she installed me. Apart from all, a hermit in this tower cell, I was provided food and drink and set to sewing, making lace, embroidery; this occupation paid my way, for Gothel took what I produced and sold it in the market back in town, and though fly she could, she would enter the tower only by using my hair, now grown so long it nearly reached the ground. ~ excerpt from Rapunzel's Tale, copyright 2015 RC deWinter
RC DeWinter, Fairfield, CT Member Since December 2008 Artist StatementHello and welcome to my portfolio on Imagekind. Here's a bit about me:
RC deWinter is a Connecticut writer/digital artist whose artwork has been published in many print and online journals, including, among others, The American Muse, Fine Art Photography, Poetry Nook, 2River View, Pink Panther, Official Feature Online Entertainment Magazine, Garden Tripod and also used as set décor on ABC-TV’s “Desperate Housewives." In 2013 Ms. deWinter she was one of six finalists for a Shorty Award, the national social media awards, in art. Ms. deWinter is honored to be the first digital artist invited to exhibit at the Arts of Tolland Gallery in Connecticut. Her 4-week solo exhibition was an unqualified success. Her poetry publication credits include The New York Times, Uno: A Poetry Anthology, 2River View, Another Sun, Pink Panther Magazine, Pilcrow & Dagger, Plum Ruby Review, Poetry Life and Times and numerous other print/online publications. If you enjoy my work, please spread the word, and thank you for stopping by.
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