folklore
Black sheep, sharp teeth (changeling)
Black dress with large spikes added on or underneath (armature wire?) standing in studio filled with white balloons
The banshee would typically appear in three forms: As a young maiden - often to lure people toward her with sweet singing, similar to that of mermaids and their siren-songs, a full-figured matron or an old wretched crone. Whatever her form, she would be dressed in a grey cloak and her eyes were permanently red due to constant weeping.
Exploring Irish Mythology: The Banshee | The Irish Post
Exploring Irish Mythology: The Banshee
Illustration by Martino di Bartolomeo, public domain
There are lots of different strains of witches in literature, from the hag (Macbeth’s Weird Sisters) to the foreign witch (Sycorax and Medea) to Circe’s own type, the sexy witch. But they all have one thing in common: they are women with more power than other people—men especially—think they should have.
