The portrait of the Cailleach, the divine cron, personifies the end of winter and the wild mountains. It symbolises nature's transformative power and the inevitability of change.

Thanks to everyone (all 2,049 of you) for your participation in this (truly) “legendary” Feminine Portraits & Artwork challenge in The Femmenomenal Chat. The wide variety of all your feminine subjects and different artistic styles, premises, and themes were truly delightful, and I applaud each of your wonderful displays individual talent. Arkelon and I certainly hope that all of you had as much fun and enjoyment with us here and checking out one another’s images during voting, and we’d love to invite you all back with us when we start an all new challenge, beginning momentarily.

Challenge results, if anyone would be interested: