Hairy Mary

Black linocut on Hereford paper
Edition of 25
31cm x 31cm (print dimensions)

Legend has it that having witnessed Jesus’ Crucifixion and his Resurrection, Mary Magdalen went on to live an ascetic solitary life in a desert, praying and fasting She did not care about any mundane objects, including her clothes, so she wore the same veils until they wore out and fell apart. To protect her modesty, her body hair miraculously grew in abundance.