Pam integrated this charming resin figure into her mantle “Immaculate Conception” Christmas tableau. A former co-worker (Pam is retired) gifted a pair of these for Christmas. The lady was a dedicated cable shopper before the internet era, sharing with Pam the news of her latest acquisitions. She was similar to my Mom in this way, at the time of Mom’s passing the Asian Immaculate Conception statue of the previous post was set aside, carefully packed away, in her basement to be used as a future gift for one of us (her) children. Mom was a catalog shopper.
This winged creature, placed as an attendant to the Virgin within the tableau, is a fairy or sprite, not an angel. As visualized for the popular imagination, descendants of Victorian fancy, these are nature spirits, tied to the earth, part of the natural environment as in the illustrations of Arthur Rackham for Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Our attendant is a citified, well dressed, cousin of the rural sprites. She could walk down a New York City street and may not incite too much attention from passerbys except for her flower banner, spring garland headdress and preternatural beauty, not to mention the gemstone the size of a egg around her right wrist. Oh, and the wings.
Our sprite bears a well wrapped gift, signaling her as an emblem of the Christmas (or birthday?) season, an attendant to the future Mother of Jesus walking on a tinsel cloud among the spheres of heaven.
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A delightful figure and beautifully photographed, Michael. 😀 warm season’s greetings to you and your family.
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Thank you, Annika. Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas MR Wills. Enjoy the holidays, and a sneak peek for ya- I’m going to be setting up a Christmas surprise you everyone. God, Bless you and your family. Ryan
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I loved the spirit and beauty of this post, Michael Stephen — your description of your sprite, the sweetness of the photo, and the deep love for your mother and her carefully packed gift. Warm greetings to you during this holiday season….
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Thanks for reading and your thoughtful reply, Jet. Merry Christmas.
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That’s really beautiful !!
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I enjoyed your compliment, Jyo. Thank You.
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Beautiful Christmas ornament! Merry Christmas to you & your family!!
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Merry Christmas, Megala
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The way she’s photographed with the garland and silver bauble creates a very magical composition. Beautifully done, Michael. 🙂
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I appreciate your expressed enjoyment, Olga. Merry Christmas.
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She is a lovely fairy/sprite, Michael; a beautiful expression.
I’m sure that Pam has a wonderful Christmas display happening.
Do enjoy all that the season has on offer, including; peace, joy and family…
xoxoxo
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We are in the middle of it all, Carolyn. Merry Christmas!!
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wow nice
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Thank You for this compliment, most appreciated.
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“a citified, well dressed, cousin of the rural sprites.” Wonderful narration on behalf of your sprite!
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Thanks, Chrystal. Merry Christmas to you and yours. That was fun to write. I started with the concept “She could walk down a New York City street and may not incite too much attention from passerbys….” without having thought much about it beforehand. The sentence turned out better for that.
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And that’s how it starts—with one idea!
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Beautiful image. I really like the arrangement of the ornament / the composition of the photo.
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Thank You for this most appreciated compliment, rabirius.
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