GIRAFFE FAIRY - Newest addition to my JUNGLE COLLECTION!

GIRAFFE FAIRY

Fiber Sculpted Art Doll

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(Click on the photos above to learn more about her)

Here is my newest addition to my JUNGLE COLLECTION of fairies and spirits....! Her sparkly brown/bronze hairdo gives her a very magical look. It shows a bit darker in these photos than it really is.

Below are the other creations currently in my JUNGLE COLLECTION.

JUNGLE SPIRIT WALL ACCENT

ZEBRA FAIRY

Tiny laying ZEBRA FAIRY

ZEBRA ZEBRA BUTTERFLY FAIRY

IRISH SPRING....An Irish Faerie to be sure!!

" IRISH SPRING"

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I'm calling this enchanting faerie....IRISH SPRING...! She came about when I was out looking for a bit of bright green fabric to make a tiny green fairy for my sister for her birthday. Her favorite color is green. The bright green colors of this fabric caught my eye, and I just had to have it. It reminds me of the "new growth" of green grass, and spring!

After making my sister's tiny faerie (I will be posting her photo out here later), I had some of the fabric left over, so I decided to create an Irish Faerie, and here she is.

If you'd like to learn more about her, you can click on any of her photos. I just listed her in my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy.

"AQUARIUS"....February's Child! Aquarian WATER SPRITE FAIRY!

"AQUARIAN FAIRY"

Water Sprite

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I just had to create an Aquarian Water Sprite Fairy for all of us Aquarians out here! This being our month, I felt we had to have a fairy to celebrate February's Child.

I am working on the idea of making this one of my new lines.... "Birthday Month" fairies using the colors represented by that particular month, and birthstone Swarovski crystals included in their accents. Each fairy would come with a card containing that "sign's" characteristics, colors, stones, etc.

AQUARIUS FUN FACTS:

Ruling Planets: Saturn, Uranus

Stones: Amethyst, Garnet, Amber, Zircon

Flowers/Herbs: Snowdrop, Foxlgove, Valerian

Lucky Colors: blue, gray and pink

Lucky Numbers: 1, 2 and 4

Lucky stones: Opal, Garnet, Sapphire and Black Pearl

Most Compatible with: Gemini and Libra

Least Compatible with: Taurus, Leo and Scorpio

Angels: Uriel, Cassiel

What do you think? I'd love to hear your comments. Once I get this idea organized, I will be posting more information out here on DZFANTASY.

February's Fairy is accented with lots of "amethyst" Swarovski crystals, along with aqua crystals. To find out more about her just click on any of her photos. She has just been listed in my Etsy shop, DZFANTASY.

I will be creating a "PISCES FAIRY" for MARCH birthdays, along with "fun facts" on PISCES, so do stop back for a visit, or sign up for DZFANTASY, so you won't miss out on new posts coming this way.

"WILD CHILD" Butterfly Fairy...!

"Wild Child" fairy

This is my latest fairy, which I am calling "Wild Child", as she looks so whimsical and wild with her colorful wild hairdo. Now wouldn't it be fun to be a fairy and be able to flit and fly all over the place!

I just listed her out in my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy, so you can learn more about her if you click on her photo above.

ART DOLL SCULPTURE by H.C. O'NEILL

Several weeks ago I did on a post on "ART DOLLS" and the artists who create them. I had already done the post when I received this artist's information, so I am now putting her contribution out here at this time. Below you will read about this particular piece shown above. If you'd like to learn more about this artist's creations be sure to visit the links below.

A Mayan royal sacrifices her own blood to the gods. She draws a thorn studded cord through a hole made in her lip. The outfit design is based on a carving of Lady Xoc from around 725 AD. You can see the image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xoc Lady Xoc was the royal consort of the Mayan ruler Shield Jaguar. She is one of the few women depicted in ancient Mayan carvings.The headdress is different than the one shown in the carving, but typical of wall paintings from the same era which involved lots of quetzel feathers. The colors are based on several different partial wall paintings from that period. The Mayans were flashy, flashy dressers!The glyphs on the paper on the altar are for Bird Jaguar (top) and Shield Jaguar underneath. (Bird Jaguar is Shield Jaguar's father. Shield Jaguar is much better known: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_Jaguar )

I like doing art dolls and sculptures that showcase historical periods or cultures people aren't all the familiar with. I have a degree in anthropology, so these are often FAR off the beaten path. Why animal people? I like to select an animal that has some sort of important significance to the culture depicted, or a specific meaning associated it. The Jaguar was especially important to Mayan culture, with many depictions of it on temples. Many rulers included Jaguar in their names to harness some of its power.

Shown below is another sculpture and a description of it.

In African folklore, hyenas are the the familiars of witches, much like the black cat is for European witches. They are supposedly marked with a magical brand by their witch and are sometimes called "night cattle" because of this marking. African witches may ride them through the night as a devil's stead, setting them upon their enemies. Here a witch has transformed herself into a deadly leopard-woman after dismounting her steed and uses an elephant tail switch to point our their next victim. She has a feather headdress, crocodile wristbands, and a belt studded with cowrie shells.