Aset the Enchantress

Title/Artist: 'Aset the Enchantress' by Ayesha Dharmabandu

Medium: Gouche, Watercolour and Posca on 200gsm paper
Year Created: 2026

More Info: @arty_aye_sha

Size (W)x(H): 35cm x 35cm

Artwork Description: My vision of this artwork came from my visit to Temple Isis, situated on Agilkia Island ,in Egypt. Aset (Goddess Isis) represents feminine energy and is a magical healer; who cures the sick and brings the departed to life. This is my own depiction of Isis, and her beauty.       

Ayesha Dharmabandu (@arty_aye_sha) is a Melbourne based Multidisciplinary Artist. She is also a Visual Arts and English teacher, in West Melbourne. She completed her Bachelor of Education, in Creativity and the Arts in 2008, majoring in Fine Arts and Performing Arts and sub-majored in Literature. Ayesha is an emerging and expressive abstract artist. She often experiments with printmaking, acrylic paints, watercolour paints, graphite, conte, ink, and gold leaf to create her works of art. Her paintings often depict movement and transformation, using bright colours, lines, and textures. She often writes poetry to help her viewers delve deeper into understanding her art, and in turn help her express herself and her artwork to her audience. She has always been inquisitive and often connects her art with spirituality and the community.