circe
"An Ode to Sovereignty & Sacred Listening"
Circe
There is a story that has always lingered at the edges of myth - the story of Circe, the so-called Witch of Aeaea. In most tellings, she is cast as a seductress, a manipulator, a woman to be feared. But author Madeline Miller’s retelling of Circe invites us to see her differently: not as a villain, but as a woman in exile, learning the language of the earth and the ocean, carving out her sovereignty through deep listening and relationship.
CIRCE WAS A FINALIST IN THE NATIONAL EMERGING ART PRIZE 2025
Founded in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was established to provide a highly visible national platform to identify, promote and
support Australia’s most promising emerging visual and ceramic artists. The prize exists not only to offer a robust and highly visible platform to showcase artists in the emerging stages of their careers but also to furnish the winners and runners-up with a significant cash prize and a suite of non-cash prizes to further support their practice and to provide a pathway to a long-term art career and representation.
A future heirloom.
Made with 20 years of mythic practice and trauma-informed holding, this work carries more than colour and form; it’s a companion for seekers and a future heirloom crafted to speak louder the longer you live with it.
Made to bring quiet mythic resonance into everyday spaces, crafted for those seeking sacred objects over trends
Acrylic on Canvas
101 x 101 cm
Created 2025
Ready to hang
This painting was born from Circe’s world. It references her tides, her plants and her magic that grows not from domination, but from connection. I imagine her standing barefoot on the rocky island shore, speaking to the wind, listening to the hum of roots beneath her feet. She becomes powerful not because she controls the world around her, but because she listens.
Circe reminds us that magic is not always spectacle. Sometimes it is quiet. Sometimes it is simply presence and a willingness to be changed by the world as much as we seek to change it.
When I painted her, I thought about the ways we all exile ourselves (or find ourselves exiled) in order to hear our own voice more clearly. I thought about how we are asked to return differently than we left: wiser, softer, more certain of who we are.
Bring home a work from the Mythic Ground series
Each painting is an original artwork, created as part of my Mythic Ground: New Stories for Old Lands exhibition. These works explore the meeting point of myth, memory, and material - made with pigment as a conversation between body and landscape.
When you purchase, you’re securing your artwork with a 50% deposit. Once payment is received, I’ll personally be in touch to arrange final details such as shipping and your preferred payment timeline for the remaining balance (maximum 2 months).
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From Mythic Ground
This work was presented with 5 other paintings as part of the Mythic Ground: New Stories for Old Lands exhibition.
Ready to Hang
Circe is painted on canvas stretched over wooden bars. You are able to hang the piece immediately by the wooden frame.
Discover the Story
My Substack “Mythic Ground” is a step behind the veil of my practice. It follows the thread of my imagination and creative process - with tales, reflections, and glimpses into the making of Circe.
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about the artist
Claire Lefebvre
For more than twenty years, I’ve been walking a creative path shaped by stories and Nature. A path where ancient myths feel alive and pulse beneath the surface of modern life. These stories are not just tales to be told; they are companions, teachers, and gateways into deeper creative and spiritual connection.
My latest suite of paintings was born from this long journey. Each one is a retelling, a reimagining of a myth or story that has spoken to me deeply: the Selkie who remembers her wild self, the Handless Maiden’s spiral of healing and Circe’s fierce power, supported by the Natural world surrounding her… These works aren’t just paintings. They’re objects of slow magic, crafted with intention and layered with meaning (made to live with you for years). They invite slow looking, reflection, and a kind of conversation with the living world and your own creative spirit.
Art is a living mythic language. For collectors aching for the handmade and myth-infused, I create talismanic artworks and creative tools for re-enchantment, meaning and belonging.
A Personal Practice Inspired by Circe
As you spend time with this painting, I invite you to ask yourself:
Where are you being called to listen more deeply?
What would it look like to claim your voice with gentleness?
How might your magic (your creativity, your vision, your spirit) grow roots in this season of your life?
Circe: An Ode to Sovereignty & Sacred Listening
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