The girl who cries wolf

My new interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood offers a sinister twist to one of the most adored Fairytale stories of all time. In my artwork, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf are sitting at a romantic dinner, gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes. It appears to be a charming, picturesque scene until you spot among the banquet of delicious things, a set of false teeth. Immediately you wonder, where is Grandma?

As with all my work, I am inspired by love and misadventure, two things which are never far from me. The phrase ‘Amantes Sunt Amentes’ painted in the backdrop is Latin for, ‘Lovers are Lunatics.’ Through the expressions of my characters, I wanted to capture that sense of chaos and upheaval, overtaking any sense of logic and reason when love enters your life.

A few lines from a poem I wrote to compliment this piece:

This is where

I began to care,

where I was befriended.

This is where

my soul was bared,

where all my rules were bended.

‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is currently exhibiting at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica until November 6 and is available for purchase here: http://www.copronason.com/bonapweb/