Catherine Howard, what an enigma. Is this truly your portrait or is it someone else? Were you young and naive? Were you calculating? Did you seek revenge in some way for your cousin Anne Bolyn? With Henry’s track record, why would you dare think you had much of a chance as the 5^th wife? And then why, oh why, would you be so bold as to cuckold the King of England, never mind his morals?    Alas, no answers.    After writing Why? on spray painted black paper, and embellishing with various bits and pieces, I covered the portrait face with metallic organza to illustrate Mystery. I realized her headdress formed question marks of a sort, so added beads to draw attention to the covered face. The little gold wires made great question marks that help pull the eye around.

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