It was in 2014 that we went away to visit Old Lyme and see the museum and surrounding area. We were so inspired by the Wee Faerie Village and knew instantly that we wanted to be a part of this incredible exhibit. We got together our "portfolio" of work and contacted the museum to consider us as artists to participate and we're thrilled when we were accepted. It took 8 months to complete our piece! Most of these months were spent drawing and talking and dreaming and walking in the woods collecting materials. However, there were many a night in the workshop and dining room table creating our contribution.
The theme was Whimsical Kingdoms and we had a chance to request what we wanted to do. Our request included Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast and Snow White. We got Beauty and the Beast and got right to work. It was a celebration of fictions greatest princes and princesses in a new and imaginative way. More than three-dozen faerie-scaled castles, towers, and palaces were installed on the Museum's campus all fashioned with an emphasis on natural materials.
Here are a ton of photos of our exhibit.
For those of you that know the story of the Beauty and the Beast you will recognize the Beasts Castle and Belle's cottage. You will see Cogsworth, the clock, and Mrs. Potts the teapot, and Lumiere, the candelabra in the library bookshelf. The rose along with Gaston's manly chair all had fairy elements. It was over the top and incredible to make. It came together just as we had envisioned and was enjoyed by more that 15,000 visitors - young and old!
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| This is the entire display under our assigned tree. |
