This fairy is about the essence of early spring – this season of renewal where new life unfolds from within. Her wings are made of crocuses – those first flowers of spring that faithfully rise, often through the snow. Similarly, when we venture on an unknown path or choose growth over stagnation, we too must walk in the dark and trust that all we need to know, we carry within. This is what it means to be empowered, and I love how the fairy’s crocus wings symbolize that. I like to remind myself that I have wings of self empowerment too! I may not feel them or see them, but I can create them by connecting with my inner knowing and taking responsibility for myself and my life.

The fairy’s heart is made of daffodil, another first flower of spring. It rises in and through her. She also has a daffodil on her head, her bare head. I love the bare ness of it. And her tender face of maidenhair fern, and her nose and ear of unfolding fern spirals – all symbolic of the fragile nature of new life. This new life makes me pause with tenderness. It makes me want to care for it as if holding a newborn – even if that newborn is me.

This fairy has her head down because she is trying to decide if she is ready to rise. Deep down, she knows it is who she is to do so. But she is listening for the right time. She knows that her strength is found not only in courage, but also in patience and listening.

This fairy holds a crocus in her hand. In it she feels her own vitality and passing nature. She wants to rise in a way that allows her to make the best of her time. And like the ferns that make up her body, she knows she is resilient – that this renewal and rising is somehow not new to her, nor will it be the last. But to truly live is to discover yet again who she is, and that is a sacred act to ponder. Behind her closed eyes, she sees the light and life into which she will soon rise.

Original: 14″ x 14″

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