FAERIE ART

I made a mixed media faerie for a dear friend . 


     The faerie is flying in the forest enjoying all the marvels on her journey.

 I was able to use my new creative nook today, despite the heat and humidity. When I start creating, I get in a flow and tend to forget any sort of discomfort.

 Her body is made of chenille stems and embroidery floss. Her head is a wooden bead, her hat an acorn cap, and her braids are made from the manes of our Haflinger horses. Silk flowers make up her skirt. 

 The forest is hand marbled paper and the birch bark, ferns and lichen are real. An inspiring book, Felt Wee Folk by Salley Mavor, has other adorable faeries and wee folk to make and enjoy.

"And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know ... there are fairies everywhere under bushes, in the air, 
playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day.
So listen, touch, and look around -- in the air and on the ground. 
And if you watch all nature's things, you might just see a fairy's wing." 
 ~author unknown

EVER SO QUIETLY

Did you ever walk step by step, ever so slowly and ever so quietly, without a single sound in hopes you might see a woodland faerie with your very own eyes?


and you pass through the ferns that tickle your bare legs . . . 

and stop by the Bleeding Heart flowers and wild onion grass . . . 

until you came to the area where you think they may be. . .

only to find a table. . . all set for a faerie meal . . .but not a faerie in sight.

Perhaps they are out in nature like you are, exploring and discovering and rejoicing in the symphony of bird song and the wonders at every turn. 


It's the search, the anticipation, the whole journey that is most important anyway,and the most fun , even though we are determined to see a faerie one of these days.


Have YOU seen a faerie with your very own eyes?