Faeries


"I do wander everywhere
Swifter than the moon's sphere;
And I serve the fairy queen
To dew her orbs upon the green."

~William Shakespeare~
 



The picture on the left reveals the "Faery Crib."  This happy dwelling resides in the woods beside my home.  It is part of a tree's root system that has grown up and in an oval shape.  It is surrounded by a soft and dense bed of moss, and resides on the bank of a small natural stream that flows past it.  (The stream can be seen in this picture right behind the crib)  To see a larger picture of the Faery Crib click on the image.
 

                  In the days of old, when people still believed in magic and mystery, the world was full of wonder, excitement, and adventure.  Many of the creatures that men and women once believed in seemed to fade away.  Perhaps they went back to their own realms.  Some people believe that faeries, elves, and dragons still visit our realm from time to time. 

               Have you ever wandered along the edge of the woods on a full moon night or felt the urge to skip and dance as fast as you can across a moonlit meadow? At the very moment when you feel like you haven't a care and that life itself is a wondrous, magical adventure, you feel as if you're in the company of faeries. 

Here are some of my faery drawings and paintings:  Please adhere to the Usage Policy, Thank you!  Hopefully I'll have some new paintings up in the near future.  I plan to do a series of faeries that will follow a few different themes. 

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"It bit me! "
 "What did you expect faeries to do?"
 "I thought they did nice things like granting wishes."
"Shows what you know don't it."
 --Labyrinth



 Faery Family

Below is a list of different members of the faery family.  Some are good and some are not.
 

Ballybogs Small-sized, mud covered faeries.  They live in the peat bogs of England.  These faeries are short, round, with skinny limbs, and have no neck.  Their intelligence is limited, and perhaps questionable.
Brownies Small faeries that dwell in forests.  Often associated with giving & receiving help. 
Dryads Faeries that dwell in trees. They are considered extremely beautiful and talented singers.  Legends and lore are spoken of them throughout Celtic and Greek Mythology.  One of the most famous was that of Daphne, who was pursued by Apollo.  Dryads are, in general, friendly to humans and are often eager to help them when the need arises.  However, they are moved by their temperament.  Therefore they will help only if they feel like it.
Duendes Faeries that dwell in Mexico.  They are sometimes referred to as elves.  These creatures will try to take over a person's home and claim it for their own.
Elves Most elves are a small, not miniature, variety of faery.  There are often portrayed as short and stout.  For example: Santa's jolly elves and Rumplestiltskin. The more modern portrayal of elves is that of  a slightly shorter than human size.  This larger variety is well versed in arts and crafts, and spends it's time learning. 
Fae The wing'ed faeries that people most commonly think of when they hear the word Faery.  They are the capricious and mischievous.  The fae have four different aspects or guises that they wear through each season of the year.  They are responsible for "turning the wheel of time" by laboring in the forests to help flowers grow, frost or dew form, trees lose their leaves, etc.
Gnomes At about 12 inches tall, these faeries live in, and wander the woods.  They take care of sick and wounded animals.  A  TV. show called "David the Gnome" is an excellent example of this type of faery.
Goblins The movie "Labyrinth" is an excellent source for a visual effect of this dark form of  faery.  They have no code of morals, and like to start trouble.
Gremlins The popular movie "Gremlins" portrays these foul dark faeries.  They take their job of mischief very seriously, and often to extremes.  Often pilots of airplanes have complained of gremlins tampering with the wires of their planes.  They've also been know to ice the wings of planes while in flight.
Nymphs There are many different types of  nymphs: wood nymphs, water nymphs, tree nymphs, grove nymphs, meadow nymphs, etc.  These faeries get much of their origin from Greek Mythology.  They are said to have a reputation for "excessive sexuality."  There are many myths of deities falling in love with nymphs.  Nymphs are very playful, and are rarely serious. 
Pillywiggins These faeries resemble pixies, and are directed to care for the flowers that develop in spring.  They enjoy riding on the backs of bumble bees, and sometimes butterflies.
Pixies Small winged faeries that are drawn to gardens that are full of flowers.  They love to play , dance, sing, and most of all they love music.  They are very active creatures and will play mischief on any human that is lying around lazily.  One of the most popular images of a pixie is that of Tinker Bell from the movie "Peter Pan."



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