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Artworks
Holly Frean
The Guardian of the Feathered CallOil on board original painting in miniature metal frame (4 x 5 cm), with mixed media
21 x 7 cmFurther images
Set against a grid of gleaming gold studs with red raffia and blue feathers fanning out below, this guardian leans fully into costume-jewellery splendour with unapologetic theatricality. The white chicken,...Set against a grid of gleaming gold studs with red raffia and blue feathers fanning out below, this guardian leans fully into costume-jewellery splendour with unapologetic theatricality. The white chicken, poised like a tiny high priest, lifts its face skyward in a moment of focused invocation, as if channelling whatever higher force the wearer happens to believe in (be it perfectly timed snacks, Further Mathematics, or the God of Disco itself). Despite its exuberance it remains a quietly protective presence: a tiny sentinel offering uplift and good energy wherever it’s placed or worn.
