Sa Reina, a very naughty tree! ~ by Hénock Gugsa

Sa Reina, a very naughty tree!

~ by Hénock Gugsa ~

Naughty in the sense of tricky, sly, almost deviant ....! 

There are so many suggestions from top to bottom. Begin with the whole picture first ... then, just zoom out and take it all in. I see a Medusa-like creature with stringy old hair and a melting-wax face. She looks immortal ... look at her ... despite all the dents, bumps and even shotgun bullet holes on her, she sits there defiantly like a queen. She has intertwined creatures on her body that look like they are in some sort of bacchanal orgy. There are no signs of actual living creatures (birds or animals) on or around her.

I bet she's a baobab tree, she is worshiped in some parts of Africa.  You can start thinking about TAOT (ጣዖት)  and  ADBAR (አድባር) and that should complete the picture for you!

Okay, that's enough discussion about a gnarly old tree!