“My name is Elspeth Vale.
Some call me a Shadow Witch, although shadows are not truly what I keep.
Bring me the sorrow you cannot carry today. The fear that has grown too heavy. The memory you cannot yet bear to hold. I will draw it from your hand and shelter it within my lantern.
I will not destroy it. It belongs to you, and I take nothing that is yours forever.
When you are ready, return to me. I will place it gently back into your keeping. Until then, it will not be lost.
I will carry it for you.”
Elspeth Vale, the Shadow Witch is an original, one-of-a-kind freestanding mixed-media sculpture. She holds an illuminated lantern created to shelter the sorrows, fears, and memories that have become too heavy to carry alone.
Every detail—from her expressive hand-sculpted face and individually sculpted hands to her layered dark garments and violet hair—has been created and finished by hand. An antique button rests at her throat, and she stands upon a natural wood-slice base.
Her lantern is illuminated by a battery-powered light. A discreet switch on the back turns it on and off, and an extra set of batteries is included.
- Original, one-of-a-kind artwork
- Hand-sculpted face and hands
- Freestanding mixed-media sculpture
- Illuminated lantern with rear on/off switch
- Extra batteries included
- Antique button detail
- Natural wood-slice base
- Approximately 16½ inches high × 7 inches wide × 6 inches deep
Please lift and carry Elspeth by her base or body rather than by her lantern, hands, hat, or other sculptural elements.
Until you are ready, she will carry it for you.