The background of the painting is black with various sized small whites dots to emulate stars. In the center of the painting is a light blue woman with course curly dark blue that flows to her waist. The woman wears a black and purple crown with a white asteroid in the middle and the words Psykhe written across in black lettering identifying her as the goddess. She wears a green flowing dress with purple off-the shoulder sleeves and a purple waist cinch. Her dress is ancient Grecian styled and she wears a big gold necklace paired with green and blue earrings with curved black designs and lines. A small bracelet adorns her hand with a "c" attached to it hinting the goddess myth in which she was Cupid's lover. She has black and gold wings jutting out of her back with black designs in the gold parts of the wing. On the left wing the word soul is spelled as Psykhe is goddess of the soul and "Ni" is seen as the asteroid contains nickel components. On the right wing a small sketch of the psyche spacecraft can be seen as well as roman numerals that equate to 16 as the psyche asteroid is the 16th asteroid to be discovered.

Psykhe: The Goddess and Asteroid

Rachel McNeil

Date: February 13, 2019

Major: environmental sustainability management

Genre/Medium: painting/acrylic and marker

About the work: This painting depicts the goddess, Psykhe, for whom the asteroid was named. In this piece, there are hidden images and text that relate to the discovery story of the asteroid. If you look closely at tendrils of hair, accessories, and wings, you’ll find clues that relate to numerous aspects of the Psyche asteroid, such as the scientist who discovered it, what it is believed to be made out of, etc.

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Date Added: 02-13-2019
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Rachel McNeil - Psyche Inspired

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