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Keith Senkowski is an Illinois-based poet, painter, designer, and printmaker. Much like his idol William Blake, he is never satisfied with a single art form or writing style, and is constantly exploring new ways to push himself creatively. His works build upon a love of history and mythology to explore the challenges of the modern world and how those challenges impact our definition of ourselves.
Testament
Testament is an origin story. A memory. A memory of a place that isn’t. A memory of a place that could be. A memory of a life lived and all the lives that life touched.
Testament is a five part, fully illustrated, epic poem that wrestles the challenges of now through the lens of a mythology of a world that will never be. Within its pages you will find angst and fear, gods and heroes, triumphs and defeats. You will also find an author wrestling with the existential fear of annihilation.
Parts One and Two Are Available Now!
Testament - Heusos
The Epic Journey of Yggdrasil, a story of gods and demons, frustration, fear, and defiance. Kask testifies to us a fable that is both a fantastical mythology and an author’s struggle with the uncertainties of our own time. Broken into five parts, Heusos is the first step into an unknown future.
Each page of Testament was block printed, hand painted, and handwritten. Those pages were then faithfully reproduced within.
Testament - Heiuper
A story of pride, jealousy, and the folly dismissing past sins unfolds within these pages. Broken into five parts, Heiuper continues the journey of mortals and immortals alike into an unknown future.
Each page of Testament was block printed, hand painted, and handwritten. Those pages were then faithfully reproduced within.
Testament - Segnom and Dhmelos
Broken into five parts, Segnom and Dhmelos continues the journey of mortals and immortals reshaping them with every step. Segnom explores what it costs you when you climb back up from defeat. Conversely, Dhmelos explores the price of power and what is required of leaders to be worthy of it.
Each page of Testament was block printed, hand painted, and handwritten. Those pages were then faithfully reproduced within.
I never thought about this until recently, but the word spelling in Middle English meant “to speak, preach, talk, tell.” We also use the word to define the way to utter into the world magic. It probably shouldn’t be surprising the close connection between these things, but it has been sitting in my head ever since I had to start explaining my work to others.
Keith Senkowski
Keith Senkowski
Keith Senkowski
Testament - Part One: Heusos (The Epic Journey of Yggdrasil)
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