Companions at the Cottage...

While the wagon is hitched I thought I'd introduce you to some of the Folk and Friends that reside in the Ohi Cottage, and share some of my artwork too!

Hexalene & Twyla-Fey will be your guides today, as with anything in Faerie,

don't let their size fool you, they are very old souls..

This is Lynx, an Elven Medicine Woman. She travelled back through the bramble of Fae via a sculpting class I took with the venerable Wendy Froud. She is handsculpted polymer clay on a wire armature. Her outfit is woven from the forest floor and her apron, traditional to the healers of her class and stature, is made of deerskin donated in the most sacred and honored manner. The fox fur at her side was gifted to her by an honored member of the fox community prior to her traveling from Faerie. As anyone knows Fox is an ambassador between the worlds.

Her snakeskin underdressing is symbolic of healing and regeneration. Lynx is ready at a moments notice to provide her medicine. She wears her healing tools around her waist, magickal scissors for herb collecting, a medicine bag filled with mysterious contents, a feather for aura dusting (and perking up those wilted wings), an ancient healing stone from her land of birth, a little bottle of falling stars and the obligatory faeriedust- of course! Her crown is raw pearl and glittering crystal, as I understand it, it is to keep her thoughts always connected to the healing waters of her homeland...

The copper Goddess amulet Lynx wears at her neck was bestowed upon her when she was first initiated into her long lineage of healers. I've tried many tricks to get her to divulge exactly when that was, but all she will say is "Long, long ago..."

She loves to climb trees and has the perfect feet for it!

Caught Lynx chatting with a sunbeam...

She has so many wonderful tales to tell,

I believe this is the one about a hummingbird, a dragonfly and a mischievious flower faerie named Bluebell (it's hil-ARI-ous by the way...!)

Time to fly...but come back again for more time with friends!

In Enchanted Love & Magick... Ariemoon

Thanks for hopping by!

The Gypsy Wagon is hitched for a while and I get to settle into the spring here in my little Ohi cottage...it's not glamourous and I certainly don't live in a fancy town but I do get the best visitors!

Many blessings for many many good times! I wish you enough!

In Love & Magick!

A Gypsy Song for Beltane Eve...

...Tonight is the night
....of Faery Delight
...to dance the darkness away

....Hook and Bound
....we whirl around
...To Welcome the Queen of May

....Weave the Pole
...and dig the Hole
...and play...and play...and play..........PACHIVA!!!!

Visit Spirit-Magick-Love-Art for some Beltane musings! LOVE!

Win an enchanted Fey Wand by Ariemoon Designs!!

I''ve got a few enchanted Fey Wands idling in my stash...so when the lovelies at Mixed Media Mischief Makers invited me to contribute a prize to their upcoming blog party I immediately said "of course!"



This particular wand is just waiting to help you tune into your dreams and zap them into reality!

It is approximately 6" long, not counting the ribbon tail. It's been lovingly crafted by yours truly in a black, yellow and white Bumble-Bee theme.

I've topped it off with mini-gypsy bells (the only kind that Faeries actually like), and glittering swarovski crystals. It comes with Activation Dust (because, really, I can't have these wands sitting around charged up- who knows what would happen while I'm away!) and an instruction tag.



For your chance to win this Wand all you have to do is stop by the Mixed Media Mischief Makers blog party on May 5, 2009 and leave a comment, make sure you mention that you'd like the Ariemoon Fey Wand! Yep, that's it!! Oh My! How easy is that?? Good luck, I can't wait to see who I made this for...!

Many Blessings from the gypsy wagon, in Love & Magick!

Very Very early yesterday morning I heard a soft tapping on the Gypsy Wagon door, I threw a shawl across my shoulders and hurried to answer it. When I did, I was so suprised to find a sweet Fairy had left a little gifty for me!
This is the Renee Award and it was gifted to me by the loving and talented Vintage Nina.

This Renee award was created by Bella and Ces in honour of their friend Renee.In Bella's own words "this is a brand new award and I have the pleasure and honor of spreading the seed, watching it grow. I hope it finds it's way to those who are like Renee: the acorn, a small package becoming a tall and sturdy oak, giving more acorns, becoming tall and sturdy oaks, giving acorns..."

Now to pass it along... I am nominating some special women to whom I am so thankful every time they take some of their time to visit and comment on mine and everyone else's art. Check their work out they have so much talent and amazing creativity:
Heather's Daydreams
Ardea's Nest
Mixed Media Mischief Makers
My Hiding Place in Cyberspace

Thanks Loves!!

There is a world of magick happening behind our day to day life, it's to the credit of the dreamers, artists and visionaries that we get to take a peek behind the curtain and have our own imagination ignited. I owe a deep bow of gratitude to those who have and continue to inspire and support me. I love you with all my heart...

Now on to some fun!

Here are some pictures from the Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2008 held in Southern Ohi!












To the untrained eye, the Ariemoon Gypsy Wagon may appear as a non-descript black Town & Country mini-van, but with just the right amount of Faery Dust and a *ZAP* with your Magick Wand (you have one, right?) it unfolds into a space filled with color, stories, healing, music, laughter, friends and oh, always a pretty bauble or two to help you remember who you really are!


Me sharing time with two amazing Wise Women!







The Faeries, Guardians, Totems and Goddesses are all ready to Welcome you in! Crystals and Faery Wands are at the ready to be activated and of course there is the obligatory and oh-so-complementary Magick Mirror awaiting but to serve...

















These little Totems are sculpted from polymer clay and hand beaded to reflect their personality. Each one carries a small crystal in their heart if you listen closely you can hear their wisdom speaking Most have found their way to the hearts and homes of who they came into being for, but there are still a few calling out to offer guidance and friendship to their human counterpart. You can visit them at my Etsy shop: http://ariemoon.etsy.com/


Here you see the Tribal Priestess Neckwear, each one is hand beaded and holds the energy of a particular Goddess. I'm happy to say that each one is now adorning a Divine Priestess! But don't worry....there's so many more waiting to emerge!





This is PAX: the Goddess of Peace and Serentity. I get such a charge when a piece I make finds it's way to just the right person! The Priestess this went home with is the embodiment of Peace!









This is MOTHER MARY/ KUAN YIN: it holds the energy of compassion and the Heart. The Priestess who is now the caretaker of this piece was such a love to talk with, she was unconditional in her kindness...

The next two are my boldest pieces to date first is...

IXCHEL, the Mayan Goddess of Divine Energy: it holds the power of lightening and the primal spark of fire, so no wonder this one could only go to a Priestess Fire Spinner!



and speaking of packing heat...

This is KALI-MA, Goddess of destroying the old so the new can emerge. She went to a Priestess who has walked through many changes in life, each time allowing more and more of her radiance to shine through.

And finally here is ARTEMIS, Greek Goddess of the Forest, she carries the energy of sacred guardianship of all Earth's creatures. Again, the Priestess that now holds this piece as her own is a beautiful expresssion of an Earth Caretaker.

The Corstalk Festival was such a joy to roll the gypsy wagon up to, I am beyond grateful for the amazing experience! If you'd like to hear more about the magick that unfolded at the festival visit me at: http://www.spiritmagickloveart.blogspot.com/

Wisteria truly puts the "unity" in Community! Check them out at: http://www.wisteria.org/

"Soon", she said, "all of our stories will be told..." then she cast the bones and chanted:

by firelight

and sunbeams glow

soon this destiny, you will know

by songs unsung

and minstrels tune

comes the wagon of

Ariemoon....

Welcome to the dance...