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The Green Faerie is an ode to New Orleans~ its mysterie, ties to magical alcohol mixtures (Absinthe), and the difference between who we are in our heads when we drink verses reality.

Much of my art is influenced by either New Orleans or the actual things that influenced New Orleans. Its beautiful mixture of cultures, new art, Art Nouveau, gardens, glitz, gaiety, superstition, , symbolism, Christianity, water, music, wrot iron, dance and "wildlife" (the critters and the parties).

I actually relate to the city in a few ways; I've written before that it felt like home the first time I visited. Neither of us feels the need to toe the line of ultra conservative rules that the rest of the south follows (altho NO is conservative/I am not). I also relate with the "Big Easy" feeling of New Orleans where everyone is accepted and open mindedness prevails. We were born free and maintained that sense, throughout the trials and tribulations of those things that would rob us. We both have empathy from the tragedies that have struck us and threatened to take us down... we both have had to scream loud enough for the rest of "them", sitting in oblivious contentment, to hear.  We both have somehow magically maintained some grace and receptivity throughout it all.

We both live in an old house and appreciate its flaws instead of patching them up.

I hope you enjoy,

Blessings,

Linda

This is a closeup of the texture and complexity of The Green Faerie. Much of the piece is made with iridescent media or objects, so the purple is both pink and blue at the same time. I just love something interactive! Its so much more interesting than plain, static blah stuff.

Although the creation process is finished, the finish isn't finished: I have yet to put the epoxy resin on the piece... and I'm deliberating on whether or not to include a second layer into the resin. Maybe, maybe not.... who knows?  

Another shot of the layers~ the greens change as they move through time, as does the frame within a frame (within a frame within a frame, lol) of iridescent violet turning both pink and green. Note the glow in the dark New Orleans' bones at the top.