Woven Thread

Lyrics by Danni Petrilak, Vocals by Jes Burke

Woven Thread is a multimedia dark fantasy tale stemming from the Norns of Norse Mythology. Under this belief, it is said that each creature born into the world is given a thread of destiny that is woven into creation, guiding them on their journey through life. Limerick, a wendigo-like forest druid, wants the power coursing through the thread and will do anything to get it.

Using dramatizations of my own phobias, Woven Thread, spins first-person tales of many lives that are cut short along Limerick’s rise to power. Fear is the easiest manipulator, and Limerick uses that to his advantage. As he lures his victims into the woods with his Lullaby, Limerick diverts them from their intended path and harvests the magic from the dying thread that he pulls from their bodies to add to his collection.

Presented in a hand-crafted leather book, Limerick’s story, and the story of those unfortunate enough to cross paths with him, is compiled in the physical form of Limerick’s spellbook which he uses to find his victims.

Woven Thread was created for Champlain College’s Creative Media Senior Capstone in 2022. The Deep Thaw exhibit ran from April 18th – April 28th, 2022 and featured the graduating class of Creative Media seniors from the college. Danni received the Excel Award, an award given to one student in the Creative Media major, for her capstone project and her attention to detail as a student in the interdisciplinary major that encompassed Creative Media.