Redwood Coast Creative Arts

Wild Caught Faerie I

She is the first in the Wild Caught Faeries series
She is trapped in our realm and quite distressed and disgruntled to be here. 
She has the key to the faerie realm but she can’t find the door.  She is certain that I know where it is.  She is always asking the other Mystical Beings to help her find the door and escape back to Faerie Land.

She is a Wild Forest Faerie and prefers to dance naked in the trees rather than being all dressed up in fancy finery.  She absolutely would not allow me to fix her wild mass of hair.  I was afraid that she might bite me so I just let her be! 


One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, hand painted , natural fiber hair, wire armature, Leather corset, silk and synthetic fabric

Lil’ Miss Moss Bit- Wee Wild Caught Faerie

At just 1.5” Lil’ Miss Moss Bit is the Teeny Weeniest  of all of the Wild Caught faeries in the series.

She is a Spring Sprout Faerie who sprouted out of a patch of moss that was growing around the roots of a tree.  Her home is in the forest in a made of rotten redwoods and mushrooms. She has a pet honey bee and feeds on honeycomb and lichen. She says that all of the trees look the same and can’t find her way back to Faerie Realm!

She is trapped in our mortal realm and lives in a little cage.  Don’t worry she can get out.  The bars are no match for her faerie magic!  She can come and go in and out of the cage as she pleases.  The bars are only symbolic of her being lost and then captured in our mortal realm!

One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, hand painted, wire armature, Knit fabric, faux fur hair


 

Tierra- The Earth Fae

One of the Elemental Faeries. She works with the gnomes, tending the soil. She loves nothing better than munching on fallen foliage and playing garden games with her friends, the Earthworms and snails.



In the Winter time she hibernates in an underground burrow that she digs out with her spade-foot toad feet.  Her hair is lichen and moss and wings are new Spring growth! They will sprout and grow as the seasons change. They may even bloom and bear fruit.  She will shed them before going into hibernation. She is made of fresh fertile Earth and is a host to all sorts of seeds, fungus, and flora that germinate on and inside of her body. When she emerges from her hibernation you never know what might be growing from her, or where it might sprout from. Once she had a lily growing right out of the top of her head! Silly Lily!




One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, wire armature, hand felted fabric, faux fur hair

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Su Quisiera aka SuQui (pronounced Sookie) -The Wind Fae

SuQui is one of the Elemental Faeries .  She is very peaceful in a powerful, strong and silent kind of way. If you hear her roar it's because she's either pissed off or partying! She is the singer of all of the elements. She whistles and howls, and whispers in our ears.

All of the other Elemental Faeries look to her for guidance. She moves them and sometimes stirs them up if that is what is needed. 

Next time you hear the wind singing, whispering in your ear, or blowing through your hair you can think of her.  Make a wish and blow her a few kisses, toss flowers in the air, and twirl around in her breeze. She loves when we do that!

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El Diablo- Rosette Corsage- Free Art Friday

Sculpted, molded, textured, hand formed polymer, painted and patinaed with VerDay Paints and Patinas by Ten Seconds Studio

Abandoned on a post in Phoenix Field, CA

 

 

Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre

I had so many things on my agenda today but, I felt deeply compelled to create this Heart of Gold and send it out into the world as a beacon of hope and peace. I hope that it brings the finder some bit of comfort.




Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre. My heart goes out to the victims, the families, the community, and the world as we mourn this tragI had so many things on my agenda today but, I felt deeply compelled to create this Heart of Gold and send it out into the world as a beacon of hope and peace. I hope that it brings the finder some bit of comfort.

Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre. My heart goes out to the victims, the families, the community, and the world as we mourn this tragic, senseless loss of innocent light and beauty.




Rest in Peace Precious Angels..... ♥♥♥

Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi,6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6
Rachel Davino, 29
Dawn Hochsprung, 47
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Lauren Rosseau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27
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Time to Prepare for the Holidays

Autumn Goddess, Fire Dragon Keeper, Masquerade

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos have passed.  The temps have dropped and the cool, wet weather is rolling in.  No more long walks in the park wearing flip flops and shorts, no more splashing around in the pool and lounging out in the sun, no more sun ripend tomatoes in the garden or Summer fruit treats, it is now time to bundle up in scarves and hat's, rain coats and galoshes, and make it through the Winter.  It is time to think of the holiday season and all of the activities and evens thta revolve around them.

For me that means family gatherings, ridiculous amounts of food, baking up a storm, and creating new art work to show, sell, and give as gifts. 

What do the holidays mean for you?  Do you have any special holidays traditions that you look forward to all year round?  If you have a moment please share them.  I'd love to hear from you!   

El Señor Marco Fermin Marquez, The Dead Groom WIP

El Señor Marco Fermin Marquez, The dead groom- WIP (Work in Progress)




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Sister Mari Isabel- The Catholic Nun

Sister Mari Isabel, The Catholic Nun

She was a favorite teacher at Saint Catherine of Alexandria's School for Orphans.  She taught literature, art, and music.  She played a guitar and sang songs about everything and anything.  no matter what the subject or lesson was Sister Mari Isabel always had a song to go along with it!
 
She was also a wine afficionado and so, when one of her students presented her with a lovely, red apple, she could hardly wait for the end of class.

Once the day of teaching lessons and singing songs was over and the children had all gone for the day, she popped the cork on her bottle of red wine and let it breathe, unwrapped her soft cheese from it's paper wrapper, polished her shiny apple on her habit and the anticipation of that juicy got the best of her.  She took a huge bite of her apple, much bigger than she was able to chew, and at that moment she realized that it was also to big to swallow.  Dear Sister Mari Isabel tried to call out for help but unfortunately, that only lodged the piece of fruit further down her throat. 

Everyone was in the dining hall, it was time for the evening meal.  By the time anyone noticed that she was missing it was to late.  A couple of children were sent back to get her and were terrified to find their favored teacher, Sister Mari Isabel, lying on the floor of the school house pointing to her throat.

Final face sculpt (well almost final).  After seeing this photo a re adjusted her brow a bit.  It was a little off.

Final paint

Pointing at her throat signifying the fact that she died choking on a piece of apple that was gifted to her by one of her beloved, students!

Marotte Stick Puppet and Polymer Sculpting Workshop

Artist/Instructor: LaLa Ortiz   [email protected]

When: Saturday September 29th, 2012

Time: 10 AM to 4 PM

Location: Vox Sac 1818 11th Street Sacramento 95811

$50 per participant.  Payable upon registration.

Sculpting a head in polymer, face painting, applying hair, costuming and decorating

Create your own marotte, stick puppet in a single day!

We will cover polymer clay basics, conditioning the clay, mixing colors, sculpting in the facial features, creating a character with expression, creating a life-like skin tone with paint, applying hair, costuming and final details to complete your character's personality.   

This is an adult level workshop.  Children 12 years and up are welcome if their maturity level will allow them to work independently.  All experience levels are welcome. 

Most supplies are included.  Each participant will need to bring their own sculpting tools (some will be available to share.  This need not be a great expense simple tools such as tooth picks, orange sticks, manicure, dental tools, nut picks, and my favorite- knitting needles.  Although I own a collection of fancy tools I still pull out the knitting needles with every sculpt!)  and any special embellishments, fabric, trim, hair, to personalize their marotte character.

Artist/Instructor: LaLa Ortiz   [email protected]