Mothers Day Sale... Hurry Sale Ends Soon!

~ Mother's Day Sale~

All items in my Artfire Shoppe will be 25% off!   

April 27th ~ May 2nd only!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER MY ARTFIRE SHOPPE!
Still looking for that special fantasy gift for your mother for Mother's Day?
Just in time for Mother's Day... everything in my Artfire shoppe will be 25% off!
This includes all prints, journals, ACEO's and Mystic Portrait Reorders!

All items will be shipped out on May 7, 2012.

Please Note: Mystic Portrait 16x20, 24x30, and XL Journal will not arrive by Mother's Day. 

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Artist Envy - Linda Bergkvist

This Swedish digital artist has created some amazing pieces and is one of Cherie's favorite artists. Enjoy! 

Linda Bergkvist's art can also be found under the name "Enayla". Find more of her beautiful creations here. 

3 Favorite Things

Did you know...

• Cherie's favorite mythical creature is the unicorn.
• Her favorite fantasy movie is "The Last Unicorn."
• All-time favorite fantasy book is.... yep, "The Last Unicorn."

Looks like I already know what I'll be getting her for the holidays this year...

Available at Archie McPhee

Action Figures = Awesome

Hopefully I'm not the only one out there who is mildly obsessed with action figures. Cherie is well aware of this fact as I brought my Edward Cullen action figure to the renaissance faire one summer and took a bunch of photos around the shop. I've also brought action figures to Lollapalooza, Canada, and a friend's wedding. That's completely normal, right? 

I'm always on the look-out to add to my collection and here are a few interesting action figures that would make wonderful companions for Edward, Annie Oakley, Buffy, and friends. 

Lunch Lady

Available through Archie McPhee

Jareth the Goblin King and Hoggle

Available through Amazon

Peggy Bundy from "Married With Children"

Available through Hard to Find Action Figures

Bender from "Futurama"

Available through Think Geek

Anne Bonny

Available through Retro Toys

Sovereign of Spring... Fay of Season

Another new collection that I will have this year along with Elemental Dragons collection is "Fay of Season."  I wanted to make a collection of the fairy queens each representing all that they reign... Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.  Here is the first of that collection... Sovereign of Spring.

Sovereign of Spring proved to be difficult for me.  This painting made me really step out of my comfort zone.  I normally do not paint light and airy subjects.  To give this painting the spring feel I envisioned, I had to play with light more than I had ever before...  the way that it plays on her wings to the softness of her dress.  I hope that you enjoy her... I do and I am happy with how she turned out.

Before the Bristol Renaissance Faire I will release the other three of this collection.  As for now... back to the drawing board.

The Woodland Leprechaun

March was a bit crazy for us at Mystic Moon Media. Cherie was bound and determined to find a leprechaun's gold before the end of the month and wrangled me into helping her. 

Early in the month Cherie stumbled upon a group of 4 leprechauns meeting in a wooded area near her home. After some eavesdropping, she was able to figure out that one had hid his gold near Lake Michigan, two had placed theirs in a well, and the last one stashed his gold somewhere in a forest. Our first attempt at tracking down the gold was following the lakefront leprechaun. While we met many nice creatures, including a pair of vacationing house elves, the only information we gathered that day was that this particular leprechaun liked to make sandcastles. 

We had better luck with the well leprechauns. A goblin owed Cherie a favor and found out they were searching for miniature farming equipment to take back to their village. After a visit to the store, we returned to the well and set out a trail of farming items to lure the leprechauns away. While their attention was diverted, Cherie snagged the gold. 

Next, we returned to the beach. Phineas and his mermaid were visiting the area and were more than happy to  spy on the lakefront leprechaun for us. Seems he liked to hide his gold in sandcastles, so while he was collecting shells to use as decorations, we quickly took his treasure. 

Time was running out. Cherie staked out the forest in hopes of getting the last leprechaun's gold. Every time she came close to discovering his secret hiding place, his goodies were gone. She even went as far as to use glow in the dark paint to track his movement - still no luck. As you can see from the photo below, he had a helper and we didn't stand a chance of getting his gold. Oh well, two out of three ain't bad! 

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This piece of art was created with the help of our awesome Facebook and Twitter fans. Every time a person makes a comment on our "story of the month", they help influence the direction Cherie takes the artwork. Plus, one of the lucky folks who comment will win a free copy of that month's print! *Even if you make 290 comments you are only entered once. 

Congratulations to Jennifer J., our March "Fan"tasical Fantasy Art contest winner. 

A new creature adventure began on April 1, so come and join us on the journey!