As the author and artist of a heroine's surreal journey through
a haunting southern landscape, Kelli Scott Kelley reveals the
mastery of her craft and the strong narrative ability of her
artwork. Borrowing from Roman mythology, Jungian analysis, and the
psychology of fairy tales, Kelley presents a story of family
dysfunction, atonement, and transformation.
Reproductions of her artwork -- mixed-media paintings executed
on repurposed antique linens -- punctuate the tale of Accalia, who
is tasked with recovering the arms of her father from the belly of
the swamp monster. Visually and metaphorically, Accalia's odyssey
enchants and displaces as Kelley delicately balances the
disquieting with the familiar.
Rich in symbolism and expertly composed, Accalia and the Swamp
Monster pulls readers into the physical realm through Kelley's
chimerical imagery and then pushes them towards the inner world of
the subconscious. To that end, Kelley's story is accompanied by
essays from Jungian analyst Constance Romero and art historian
Sarah Bonner.
A culmination of nearly a decade of work, introspection, and
research, Accalia and the Swamp Monster is both an entrancing
display of Kelley's art and an affirmation of the transformative
power of fairy tales.
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