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The Deep Green Sea
A Selkie Tale and Sacred Spiritual Journey
A Haunting Illustrated Novella of soul transformation
"Ashe writes in intoxicating ebbs and flows... a watery spell."
- The Debutante Feminist Surrealist Journal, Edinburgh, UK.
A Literary Journey Through Myth and Memory and a poetic odyssey that drifts between dream and reality,
The Deep Green Sea is an illustrated surrealist novella that immerses readers in the
ebb and flow of longing, isolation, and self-discovery.
More than a story, it is a grief experience written in real time, a work of art, and a spiritual adventure
set deep in the southern Antipodes...all written in the metaphoric language of fairytale.
+ Magical Realism + Visionary + Mythic Sea Story +
Kate Ceberano
Australian Icon
“Surreal and Magical. Your book pulls me in and out of the present and I fall into your drawings as if I am inside the dream. Your words flow like water or a steady beating drum. And all colour evaporates, it’s just ‘chiaroscuro’, contrasting light and shadows. It’s like being asleep and being woken with a phrase or command that suddenly
causes you to remember…. Everything! It’s beautiful.”
Josephine Pennicott
Australian Author
“Lush and Haunting. A tale as mysterious and mesmerising as the sea. For lovers of fairytales, mythology, the surreal and magical. Kelsey Ashe’s lyrical words shimmer in the liminal space of dreams and memory. Kelsey, a word and art witch, has cast a glistening magic charm which, like all fairy tales, will help you transcend life challenges as you submerge into the underworld of her fantastical deep green sea.”
Anastasia Carlson
Dramaturge
“This exquisite book ignites the imagination in ways I could not have predicted, encouraging pause for thought and inviting deep reflection. It had me aching one minute and elated the next. If it were possible to live inside a painting and a poem all at once, this is the place. It feels almost channelled and entwined with real life and a higher realm. My mind was exercised within an inch, with imagery so rich, raw and vivid.”
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