Helga's Cup - PRINT in brass frame OOAK Show

Note : This is one of several prints set aside to bring with me to the One Of A Kind Show (Nov 26-Dec 1) where you can collect them in person right here in Toronto! If you can't make it to the show and wish to collect it and have it shipped to you, you are most welcome to... but please note that I have not described the reclaimed frame, not updated the dimensions and not put in the shipping details yet! Drop me a note if you are keen and have any questions about this custom framed piece. 

Framed print of 

“Helga’s Cup” 

Years ago (in the olden days when the Harry Potter books first came out) I took the test to see which house I would be sorted into at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. At first I was a little disappointed that I was placed in Hufflepuff, as somehow from reading the books I got the impression that Hufflepuff is where all the “leftover” students went!

But then I learned about Helga Hufflepuff.

She was a Welsh witch and one of the four founders of Hogwarts. While the heads of other houses chose students with unique qualities, Helga accepted all students regardless of their skills or abilities… she only required they were loyal and hard-working. I thought that warm acceptance of being “ordinary” was really lovely, as that’s all anyone wants, is to be accepted for who you are.

So I am rather fond of being in Hufflepuff!

With this painting I wanted to celebrate Helga Hufflepuff. I wanted to paint her cup from a time before it became infamous for being turned into a horcrux by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. I loved the idea of the moving portraits in the halls at Hogwarts school. I imagined that perhaps Helga left her cup at the breakfast table in her own painting to go visit her friends in the another portrait.

The original painting on canvas by unknown artist, c.1980.   

Frame details : Frame details on request

Frame Size : Frame details on request 

Print details : print on matte photo paper