Devour the Moon

Here we have Hati about to devour the moon at the end of the world. I love Norse mythology, I can't believe it took me so long to paint something related to it! Please forgive the messy knotwork -- it was my first time trying it and it sure is difficult. The design in the moon is based off a piece of metalwork found in the remains of a Viking settlement. Hopefully this looks a bit like an old manuscript page -- that's what I was going for, at least. The text is from the book "Norse Mythology: Legends of Gods and Heroes" by Peter Andreas Munch, published in 1926.

Oh, and this was painted with coffee to give it an aged look. (The blue areas were painted with watercolors, and all the ink is from a handful of Micron pens -- sadly I don't have a calligraphy set!)

The original and prints of this guy are for sale, just send me a note if you're interested.