Into the Black
He creeps into the black. She is too enraptured, at first, to realise that he has come. She has underestimated him, his ability to find her and the relentlessness of his pursuit. She is relaxed and open. The Devil grabs her by this serenity; takes a fistful of it into his clawed, scaly hands and ties it into knots and tangles. The blackness becomes harsh and cold. It is shadow and gloom. The velvet becomes Velcro. Rough and sticky.
The Devil is a million little hooks sunk into her soft peace and clarity.
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Holly Parotti received a BFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University. Since 2004, she’s held a series of successful exhibitions, including a solo show featuring her etchings. Though printmaking remains a foundational aspect of her work, she experiments with various materials and the reinvention of accepted forms.
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