Reminds me of a couple Tarot deck cards. Ten of swords - except your artwork shows eleven - Ten of Swords. It is the end of something. Done, dead, over with, stick a fork in it. If the reading is about a project or relationship, and the card is in a position to say where things are headed, yeah, better make other plans. That is one card which comes to mind. But your painting has the sword-stucked person looking alive, peaceful. Resistant to all insults thrown at her. Showing no signs of pain. Are there others trying to kill her? Or ruin her reputation or health? So many swords at crazy haphazard angles... but why all at the upper back, fairly well protected by thick bony shoulder blades? If they really wanted to kill her, they'd throw swords at more vulnerable areas. So what is really going on here?



The other Tarot card which comes to mind is Temperance. The fool who sets off on a journey encounters several opposites, and then Temperance shows opposites being blended, in balance, in harmony. In this artwork, she is letting water drip out equally from both hands. The Two of Coins (or Disks) is also about balance, but more like juggling or riding a unicycle. Temperance is about fluid pouring. But then, the Robin Wood deck shows Temperance juggling, while standing one foot in water and one on ground. This is not in the artwork, the two hands or two feet being different, yet I think of Temperance. I don't know why.



So, I clicked "Add to Favorites" because this image has made me think of things...