Fairies

Fairies

The Fairies become whimsical wall art when hung individually or as a grouping and are appreciated by young and old alike.

Some 19th-century archaeologists thought they had found underground rooms in the Orkney islands resembling the Elfland in Childe Rowland. In popular folklore, flint arrowheads from the Stone Age were attributed to the fairies as “elf-shot”. The fairies’ fear of iron was attributed to the invaders having iron weapons, whereas the inhabitants had only flint and were therefore easily defeated in physical battle. Their green clothing and underground homes were credited to their need to hide and camouflage themselves from hostile humans, and their use of magic a necessary skill for combating those with superior weaponry.

Size: 14″ x 16 1/2″ (on left)
Size: 12″ x 14″ (on right)
Material: Cast Gypsom
Pigment: Iron Oxide

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