This is an unfinished piece – it will eventually be a gift for a friend’s new baby girl. The tie-in to the theme is “fairy princess,” hence all the pinks…
Mythologies, Stories and Fairy Tales
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The 2011 International Freeform Guild’s show, Mythologies, Stories and Fairy Tales includes creations from 50 freeform fiber artists located all around the globe.
The artists were were challenged to create one freeform piece interpreting the theme. They were not restricted except that each creation should include crochet or knitting, and many of the pieces are wearable art or sculpture. None of the artists saw other’s pieces until this online show
The Story that there is a ‘pot of gold’ at the point where the rainbow meets the earth has always fascinated me. While my rational mind knows that this is…
Firenza and Fria: A Fish Fable Firenza and Fria were two fish friends who could not have been more different. Firenza fulminated furiously at the flotsam that found its way…
Golden Fish Once there was a peasant’s wife. She had a particular habit. The more she had of something, the more she wanted. One day the peasant man caught a…
“Dreaming Atlantis” My fascination with the legend of the lost civilization of Atlantis began when I was a teenager listening to folk singer Donovan’s dreamy, romantic ballad about Atlantis and…
Being the grandmother of a 5 year old who is “into princesses”, I asked Jaclyn who was her favorite. Cinderella was her answer. I found out from Jaclyn that Cinderella…
“Skadi’s Morning Dress” Skadi is the Norse Goddess of Winter. She was married to Njord, God of the Sea. Anna De Jong Columbia, Missouri, USA
There are lots of myths, stories and fairy tales that have dragons in them, but I am not sure if this one comes from any of them …… he kind…
Yemaya is the Orisha (god) of the oceans, who gave birth to all the world’s waters. She is the feminine principle of creation, a mother goddess. Yemaya is worshipped in…
Daedalus, an architect and builder, created a Labyrinth for King Minos to contain the Minotaur (half man, half bull). But Daedalus,and his son, Icarus were imprisoned in the palace of…