Magical Names
by Mab

    Magical Names

    'Magical Names' by Mab

    This image has been used to illustrate 'Magical Names' also by Mab of Dream.

    What Mab has to say about 'Magical Names':

    I drew this picture especially to illustrate my introduction to Magical Names on Witchgrove, because I simply couldn't find another suitable picture. Any Wulfrunians might vaguely recognize Whitmore Reans as the setting for the bottom section (junction of Staveley Road and Francis Street), though the shop fronts turned into a wall.

    The graffiti mostly all has some meaning behind it. Some of it is copied, by memory, from the subway wall connecting North Street with High Town, in Wolverhampton, while others may be found on the railway bridge in Wyrley Bank. 'Barmy Army' refers to the fans of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

    There are also a few New Model Army references, for examples, 'In between the words of wisdom and the slogans of despair, somebody's just gone and written 'I'm Sorry' there', if you look carefully, you will see the 'I'm Sorry', in purple, over the word 'Army'; and also 'most of them don't even know how to spell bastard' - you'll see a misspelt 'barstard' on the left hand-side.

    The Anarchy sign and the red 'signature' were both drawn by Kate Weston, who was drawing 'Imp' across the table from me at the time.

    The priestess is patently myself in my robes. LOL

    The point I was trying to get across is that the magic is inside you (and outside) and it doesn't matter how unrepossessing your surroundings are, you have all you need inside you to touch divinity. Just trust in yourself.