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| FAIRY FANTASY ART |
- Free shipping in the continental US.only
- Orders outside the US please contact me for rates BEFORE payment!
- Each print will be shipped within 3 business days, packaged with a sturdy mounting board in a plastic
sleeve for protection. Multiple prints to the same location will be shipped together.
- (Due to the nature of these items I do not accept returns, please be aware before purchasing.)
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| FAIRY PRINTS for PURCHASE |
Fairie Rings
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. The rings may grow over
ten meters in diameter and become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. They are found mainly in
forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are not only detectable by sporocarps in rings or arcs, but
also by a necrotic zone (dead grass) or a ring of dark green grass. If these manifestations are visible a fairy fungus mycelium is likely
present in the ring or arc underneath.
Fairy rings also occupy a prominent place in European folklore as the location of gateways into elfin kingdoms, or places where elves
gather and dance. It is said that if you sit in a fairy ring at night you will fall under a spell and fall asleep until dawn and the fairies will
never return.
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. The rings may grow over
ten meters in diameter and become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground. They are found mainly in
forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are not only detectable by sporocarps in rings or arcs, but
also by a necrotic zone (dead grass) or a ring of dark green grass. If these manifestations are visible a fairy fungus mycelium is likely
present in the ring or arc underneath.
Fairy rings also occupy a prominent place in European folklore as the location of gateways into elfin kingdoms, or places where elves
gather and dance. It is said that if you sit in a fairy ring at night you will fall under a spell and fall asleep until dawn and the fairies will
never return.
Celtic folk beliefs generally paint fairy rings as dangerous places, best avoided. Sikes traces these stories of people trespassing into
forbidden territory and being punished for it to the tale of Psyche and Eros. In it, Psyche is forbidden to view her lover, and when she
does so, her palace disappears and she is left alone. Superstition calls fairy circles sacred and warns against violating them lest the
interloper (such as a farmer with a plough) anger the fairies and be cursed. In an Irish legend recorded by Wilde, a farmer builds a
barn on a fairy ring despite the protests of his neighbours. He is struck senseless one night, and a local "fairy doctor" breaks the
curse. The farmer says that he dreamed that he must destroy the barn.Even collecting dew from the grass or flowers of a fairy ring can
bring bad luck. Destroying a fairy ring is unlucky and fruitless; superstition says it will just grow back.
A traditional Scottish rhyme sums up the danger of such places:
He wha tills the fairies' green
Nae luck again shall hae :
And he wha spills the fairies' ring
Betide him want and wae.
For weirdless days and weary nights
Are his till his deein' day.
But he wha gaes by the fairy ring,
Nae dule nor pine shall see,
And he wha cleans the fairy ring
An easy death shall dee.
forbidden territory and being punished for it to the tale of Psyche and Eros. In it, Psyche is forbidden to view her lover, and when she
does so, her palace disappears and she is left alone. Superstition calls fairy circles sacred and warns against violating them lest the
interloper (such as a farmer with a plough) anger the fairies and be cursed. In an Irish legend recorded by Wilde, a farmer builds a
barn on a fairy ring despite the protests of his neighbours. He is struck senseless one night, and a local "fairy doctor" breaks the
curse. The farmer says that he dreamed that he must destroy the barn.Even collecting dew from the grass or flowers of a fairy ring can
bring bad luck. Destroying a fairy ring is unlucky and fruitless; superstition says it will just grow back.
A traditional Scottish rhyme sums up the danger of such places:
He wha tills the fairies' green
Nae luck again shall hae :
And he wha spills the fairies' ring
Betide him want and wae.
For weirdless days and weary nights
Are his till his deein' day.
But he wha gaes by the fairy ring,
Nae dule nor pine shall see,
And he wha cleans the fairy ring
An easy death shall dee.
Forest Fairy
$10.00
$10.00
Swan Fairy
$10.00
$10.00
Starlight Blue Fairy
$12.00
$12.00
Moonlight Yellow Fairy
$12.00
$12.00
Fairy Ruins
$12.00
$12.00
Dragon Princess
$10.00
$10.00
Fairy Princess
$10.00
$10.00
All prints are 8.5x11 inches in size.
Black and white are on acid-free
parchment paper and color prints
are on high quality photo paper.
Black and white are on acid-free
parchment paper and color prints
are on high quality photo paper.