ELIZA SAW THE DEVIL IN HER EYES by artist Jana Seven (Rag and Bone Dolls)

Wire, clay, linen, mohair

“Eliza looked again. He was still there. The light she saw reflected in her eyes meant something terrible. She turned every mirror to the wall. She began to avoid all eyes, not just her own. She was soon shut away. It made people uncomfortable to think about her eyes and what might possibly be beyond them.”

Eliza is inspired by women who were, historically, institutionalized for having visions. Eliza’s thoughts and fears were pulled from the artist’s own personal experiences, which she has taken and woven into a dress, and into a face.

jana seven is a self-taught artist living in New England. Her work pulls from nature, dreams and folk tales. Her obsessive fascination with the past, and the beauty and importance of death and decay pervade her thoughts and haunt her work. Jana’s work can be found in private collections around the world.