This is the latest chapter in a series of posts dedicated to the women behind my sixth collection. And I'm going back to the Penny Dreadful again..

How ugly the human body is with its fragility, and how it can accommodate so much strength. And a female being is really like the thinnest crystal vessel filled with special power. A force capable of shattering this vessel in the hands of an inappropriate "user", leaving bloody footprints in his hands.. But where is the place in this world for such a sophisticated creation? It would seem that the answer is simple - a woman sits on the throne of life and everything is subordinated to her being. But in reality, her life is subject to the will of fate. The kind of fate that can turn her into a source of light or a mother of evil. By the will of this fate, her whole being is capable of generating great evil or creating infinite good, in this sense, a woman is the embodiment of nature itself..

Such were they, incredible creatures created by God, who inspired me, those to whom I dedicated my sixth collection six years ago. This collection could undoubtedly just be called Penny Dreadful - this story had such a strong influence on me. But one character in this story certainly stands out, and that's Vanessa Ives..

Simplicity and sacrifice selflessly resonate in me as integral parts of myself, but I do not perceive these qualities as "right" - the road to hell is paved with good thoughts. And sometimes good intentions lead only to one point - the point of no return and the destruction of yourself. Vanessa is a symbol of fragility filled with great strength, a symbol of femininity in its deceptive accessibility, a symbol of brutal elegance. Vanessa is the clearest example of the sacrifice of a female being, the sacrifice that sometimes leads to the salvation of all mankind..