"Culture In History"

“Culture In History”… Part 1

Spartan warriors, Trojan wars, Olympic Legends, Gods and Mythology.

The perfect mix of EMPOWERMENT! Ancient Greece comes to life in one Part of my future collection.

I often find myself wishing I could live in those days just to experience the STRENGTH, honor and intensity

these historical figures lived.

One of my major focuses on my art will be on SPARTA. Inspired by a  commissioned Piece for the

BEAUTIFUL GANACHE as a gift for the ever talented ALEX PERRY, it was this piece that has become my

connection to  a new Form of expressing Culture… “CULTURE IN HISTORY”.

"Sparta was recognized as the overall LEADER of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.

“In 480 BC a small force of Spartans, Thespians, and Thebans led by King Leonidas, made a legendary last stand
 at the Battle of Thermopylae against the massive Persian army, inflicting a very high casualty rate on the Persian forcesbefore finally being encircled.

The SUPERIOR weaponry, strategy, and bronze armour of the Greek hoplites and their phalanx again proved their worth one year later when Sparta assembled at full strength and led a Greek alliance against the Persians at the battle of Plataea. The decisive Greek VICTORY at Plataea put an end to the Greco-Persian War along with Persian ambition of expanding into Europe. Even though this war was won by a pan-Greek army, CREDIT was given to Sparta, who besides being the protagonist at Thermopylae and Plataea, had been the de facto leader of the entire Greek expedition.” (Green 1998 pg 10, Britannica 2006 “Sparta”)