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Conjunctio
Conjunctio

Illustration

Conjunctio

Two halves come together to form the alchemical Rebis, an enlightened being embodying masculine and feminine energies equally. (Sold)

Drebulė the Coward
Drebulė the Coward

Illustration

Drebulė the Coward

From Lithuanian folklore, Drebulė the Princess of Serpents was turned into a tree for her cowardice, condemned to tremble forever in the wind.

Moyshele
Moyshele

Illustration

Moyshele

Based on a Yiddish folktale. After Moyshele is killed and his remains are tossed in the yard, his bones plant in the soil. The next spring, a new Moyshele grows from a bush in the same spot.

Six Swans
Six Swans

Illustration

Six Swans

From a German fairy tale. Six brothers are turned into swans and their younger sister must sew six magic shirts to reverse the spell.

Swan Man
Swan Man

Illustration

Swan Man

When his sister fails to finish sewing his magic shirt, one brother is left half man, half swan.

The Burden
The Burden

Publication

The Burden

A graphic novel about a young woman who turns into gold, and her longtime friend who is left behind. Full PDF available to read below, physical copies available for purchase online at Toronto Comic Art Festival 2021.

The Conjured Phallus
The Conjured Phallus

Illustration

The Conjured Phallus

From an erotic Norwegian folktale wherein a gender-nonconforming soldier is “cursed” by an angry sorcerer to grow a penis, but is very satisfied with the results.

The King of the Golden Mountain
The King of the Golden Mountain

Illustration

The King of the Golden Mountain

In this German fairytale, a vengeful king beheads every one of his subjects with his magic sword, and then rules over a kingdom of corpses.

The Vampire
The Vampire

Illustration

The Vampire

Based on the traditional belief that wasting disease like tuberculosis is caused by our dead loved ones draining our life force from beyond the grave, calling to mind the physical toll that grief can take.

Two Magicians
Two Magicians

Illustration

Two Magicians

From a traditional English folk song. A woman is chased through a series of magical incarnations, and finally into death, by a man who wants to sleep with her.

Wilgefortis
Wilgefortis

Illustration

Wilgefortis

A portrait of the medieval Catholic saint who was imprisoned for refusing to marry, prayed to God to be made monstrously unattractive to men, and grew a full beard overnight. (Sold)

Work by

Sid Sharp

Illustration

“My thesis project The Occupant interprets the body through folk tales of magic and transformation to create an imagined world wherein our conceptions of our inner selves replace the external view.”