I really like this garden fairy, so I am doing another post on it. I took this picture the other day and really looked at it's expression. I swear I saw something new this time. I am keeping it in the house over the winter, tucked into a plant, so that is doesn't crack in the cold weather. The fairy is made of a plaster and sand mix. It might not crack, but I prefer not to take a chance. I attached it to an iron staff, so that it sits about two and a half feet off the ground, when it is in the yard. I found it in a garden shop that closed in 2008, due to the economy. It was one of my favorite places for garden supplies and ornaments. I have never seen another one similar to it anywhere else.
I like that it appears to have a lot of character. It has an interesting expression, doesn't it? It actually appears to change with the angles of the pictures I take of it. The eyes are very hooded, which gives it a look as if it is keeping a secret, or of knowing something only it sees and knows. I get that impression also because the eyes look off to the left, away from the viewer. It has a slightly sly, knowing smile. So it isn't a happy, smiling or innocent fairy face, but that of a wise woodland nymph. It isn't a malevolent expression either though, because the lips and eyes are slightly turned up at the corners which convey a sense of humor. The artist has given it a delightfully wicked, whimsical quality.
I like to use things that have depth and interest to them. It makes one want to see and know more. You have probably guessed that I often like to make the viewer think about the images I post. To me, a flower isn't just a flower. It is the continuation of life.
