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This is an entry for contest. The deadline is May 15th.Stray feather brushes under the wings, the central waves, and the beaded strings on the chain are from
The rest I did with Photoshop and Poser 7
Caer Ibormeith is the Irish goddess of sleep and dreams; and perhaps a less violent version of Mare; daughter of Ethal Anubail, a faery king of Connacht. Caer Ibormeith is a shape shifter and transforms every Samhain eve. She often took the form of a swan who lived on a lake called Dragon's Mouth, and wore a copious chain with 150 silver balls about her slender neck. She was loved by Aongus MacOg, god of youth and young love.
THE LEGEND OF CAER IBORMEITH AND AONGHUS OG
Aonghus Og held splendid court at Newgrange. But one night he was visited in a dream by a beautiful maiden, who vanished when he put out his arms to embrace her. All the next day, Aonghus took no food. Upon the following night, the fair apparition came again, and played and sang to him. That following day he also fasted. So things went on like that for a year, while Aonghus pined and wasted away for love of this fair maid.
Eventually the physicians of the Tuatha prevailed upon him to act, his mother the goddess BΓ³inn was sent for, and she persuaded the Dagdha, his father, to send to all the lesser deities of Ireland, charging them to search for her. After a year, she was found by Aonghus's brother, Bodbh the Red, who brought him to see her.
Her name was Caer Ibormeith , meaning Yew Berry; and when Aonghus saw her, she was standing by a lake surrounded by thrice fifty maidens linked together by a silver chain. But when Aonghus asked her father for her hand in marriage he revealed that there was nothing he could do, as his daughter was a swan-maiden, and every year as soon as summer was over, she went with her companions to a lake called Lough Bel Dragan (The Dragonβs Mouth), and all of them became swans. The white swans seem to be the teeth of the dragon that float upon the placid waters of the lake.
On the advice of the Dagdha, Aonghus went to the shore of the lake and waited in patience until Samhain Eve, the day of the magical change, and called to her. Caer appeared along with thrice fifty swans, herself a swan surpassing all the rest in beauty and whiteness .Upon calling her name, she magically transformed into her human shape and learned the meaning of her name (yew berry). A year passed and they were very happy together and Aonghus very much wished to make her his bride. She promised to be his wife, if he could pick her out of a flock of 150 of her ladies in waiting. Aonghus successfully passed the test and with a word she changed him into a swan. Together they flew three times around the lake, and took off side by side for Aonghus palace in Brugh na Boinne where the magic of their singing put the whole of Ireland to sleep for three days and three nights.
Many of our contemporary works are based upon the mythical story of Aongus Og and Caer Ibormeith. The most famous of them being the ballet Swan Lake. It is known that Tchaikovsky was commissioned by Vladimir Petrovich Begichev, the intendant of the Russian Imperial Theatres in Moscow and a friend of Tchaikovsky, to write a score for Swan Lake in May 1875 for the sum of 800 roubles.
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Comments: 29
Quicksilverfury In reply to Leichenengel [2008-07-11 01:12:18 +0000 UTC]
Chuckle! Yap yap That it is.
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Healersmoon [2008-06-20 15:47:12 +0000 UTC]
Your great artwork has been featured here: [link]
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Quicksilverfury In reply to Healersmoon [2008-06-26 02:56:00 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow!! Thanks so much ! I feel very honored. Lots of great stuff you have there. I'm going to have to take time and browse and fave!
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karemelancholia [2008-06-07 01:37:29 +0000 UTC]
Congrats!!!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to karemelancholia [2008-06-08 20:12:40 +0000 UTC]
WOW! Thanks so much!!! Lots of beautiful work in there. I will definately have to check out some of the galleries there and fave the pics! Thanks again I'm very honored.
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karemelancholia In reply to Quicksilverfury [2008-06-08 22:44:13 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to karemelancholia [2008-06-10 00:04:53 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely! Faved
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Quicksilverfury In reply to SSDesigns [2008-05-15 16:56:34 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! I can only wait and see on the contest. Nice rose avatar pic also.
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jezviking [2008-05-12 21:02:32 +0000 UTC]
very beautiful! Did you paint them swans? nice mix of colours too!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to jezviking [2008-05-12 21:39:09 +0000 UTC]
They are poser 7 models with a feather skin overlay. I added the highlights etc with photoshop.
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SadisticSilence [2008-05-11 23:49:49 +0000 UTC]
Awesome.....
How long did it take to finish?
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Quicksilverfury In reply to SadisticSilence [2008-05-12 16:54:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! It didn't take that long about a week or so.
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Quicksilverfury In reply to SarahRiddle [2008-05-12 16:56:55 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! fluffy long necked ducks as my brother woud call them.
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SarahRiddle In reply to Quicksilverfury [2008-05-12 21:27:23 +0000 UTC]
LOL! Well, you did so well on them, I want to pet them! Thankfully, I know better as swans can be quite vicious.
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Quicksilverfury In reply to SarahRiddle [2008-05-12 21:41:53 +0000 UTC]
Evil Vicious ............. Swans! You think the Horror film business would capitalize on this aspect. Instead of Zombies it could be Attack of the Killer Swans. I'm not sure which one would be more frightening.
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SarahRiddle In reply to Quicksilverfury [2008-05-12 22:11:39 +0000 UTC]
Swans. For sure.
I have a friend who was once attacked by a swan.
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Akatsuki-Dream [2008-05-11 19:31:52 +0000 UTC]
WOW!!! everything of this is awsomw and beautiful!
Awsome job!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to Akatsuki-Dream [2008-05-12 16:55:25 +0000 UTC]
Thanks So much!!!
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Akatsuki-Dream In reply to Quicksilverfury [2008-05-13 23:36:35 +0000 UTC]
Berry Berry welcome
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celuthea [2008-05-11 16:47:26 +0000 UTC]
wow that is totally beautiful! the water and the feathers are stunning!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to celuthea [2008-05-12 16:57:23 +0000 UTC]
Thanks So much! It was alot of fun to work with ! LOL all those feathers.
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celuthea In reply to Quicksilverfury [2008-05-12 17:47:20 +0000 UTC]
they look so lovely!
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Quicksilverfury In reply to celuthea [2008-05-13 03:08:47 +0000 UTC]
Thanks again! I owe it all to the smudge tool and Stephanie's wonderful brushes!
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