Trickster

I love ravens and I really enjoy painting them. My latest Painted Pony features a raven on both sides.
Many Native American cultures call the raven the Trickster. The story goes that he created everything but the sun, moon and stars which he stole by tricking the people that possessed them. I painted him on my pony at night. He's just hung the moon and is finishing with the stars. One the one side he has a Swarovski Crystal "star" in his mouth. On the other side he is looking up at a crystal star. The horses eyes are crystals and I've painted a raven feather on the base with another crystal.

Now on EBAY!

I have many tricksters in my yard every day - I call them squirrels! I set out a pumpkin for them to eat and they really seem to enjoy it. Sorry the photos aren't better, I took them from my dining room.

Happy Belated Edgar

Happy Belated Edgar! Sorry I missed your 200th birthday on the 19th. I was too busy celebrating my daughter's 3rd birthday on the same day.

In honor of your birthday I created a "Nevermore Tavern" sign with one of your favorite animals, a raven. It also has a little tavern painted on it too, thought you'd like that.
The US Post Office thought you were cool enough to issue a stamp on the 16th.

I've bought a few sheets but I'm told they won't last long so I better go out and get some more. There have been celebrations in all the cities you once lived from New York to Baltimore. So sorry I didn't make it to one of your parties. I would have loved to toast to your mad genius. Some people even made very cool websites for your birthday like this one: EA Poe 200 Project.

Happy Belated Edgar! They broke the mold when you were made!

"I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty."
Edgar Allan Poe

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Any fans of Poe would surely love the group I'm in called EHAG - Eclectic Halloween Artists Group. We're having a giveaway this week. Please stop by and leave a comment. You will be entered to win one of many cool prizes. You must leave a comment on the EHAG blog to win, not this blog (although I do LOVE comments here.).

Image by Lori Rudolph.

2 Cool Treasuries

I made two very cool new treasuries on Etsy today. Here some screen shots but you will have to click on my links to visit.

Two of my favorite themes:

Quoth the Raven Treasury

We're all mad here! Treasury




It have a lot of great new pendants in my Etsy shop. Please take a look. I ship promptly if you need something for Christmas.

Winter Magic

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
~ Norman Vincent Peale


Just wanted to start off by thanking everyone who has signed up for my blog giveaway! I have never had such a great response to a giveaway. It will be so much picking the winner on Friday.

So, I have a few new pieces painted to share. Yesterday was miserable outside with wind gusts up to 50 mph. We decided to stay home and keep warm which gave me lots of time to create this magical winter unicorn "Believe" sign. It's on ebay for just 3 days so make sure you check it out soon if you're interested.



Also painted a few more pendants for my Etsy shop. For a change I did something other than horses, a polar bear and a raven. I thought they turned out beautifully.





Thanks for stopping by. Keep warm!
Jen

Raven's Moon

I just finished a very cool cafe sign today and had to share.
Check it out on Ebay...

New Items for Etsy & Cafepress

Just added to ,Cafepress, many new items with my fairy foal artwork and also my gothic raven. If you are a fantasy lover, these items are not to be missed!






I just finished 6 new hand painted pendants and added them to Etsy today. There is a widget on the right side of this page that shows some of them.
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Thank you!
Jen

Mirabelle Ravensong

My newest witch painting is finished!
Meet Mirabelle Ravensong and her familiar, Adelmar.
Adelmar is an ancient Germanic name meaning "noble" and was given to Mirabelle on her 13th birthday. As their name suggests, the Ravensong family has always had ravens as familiars. They are excellent at communicating with all members of the corvid family and Mirabelle is no exception. Wherever Mirabelle goes, Adelmar is not far behind.
When Ravens are kept in captivity, they can live for many years. One such bird lived until the age of 80! They are also one of the smartest animals on the planet capable of learning solutions to complex problems they encounter.