There is this old stone building that my dad used to want to buy--a rundown tin roof, boarded up windows, standing in its rust and rock glory on a busy street corner of the town I grew up in. I never understood the lust for that building until I started dreaming about a shop-stead for The Curious Crow: Curios and Curiosities. This kind of store couldn't be in any old stucco strip mall. No. It had to be a place with unique character and oldness about it. And there'd be a rusted tin crow peering down from the roof at all who entered. Upon entry, a crow call--rather than a bell--would announce a visitor. And I'd have things you wouldn't find in Hallmark stores: things made with heart and love, not only by me, but other artists and artisans. Things not run-of-the-mill, maybe not even particularly beautiful, but one-of-a-kind or as close as possible. The Curious Crow would be a home for the creations of people loving what they do.
Well, I'll never have The Curious Crow in the form of that old stone building (and truly I wouldn't want that huge of a responsibility), but now, since I have so little to do (she says facetiously), I'm in the process of making RavenCrow Creations other than the faeries featured in Faerie Galley #1, Faerie Gallery #2, Faerie Gallery #3, or the Mermaids--my newest creations are Skrumgly Dolls--go find out what they're about.
I've been asked why I not only like crows, but have used the name RavenCrow for my dolls, and wear a crow pendent (well the pendent is a result of the name, but let me explain the rest)...
Crows are naturally curious and exceedingly intelligent. If you watch a crow, it looks first with one eye, then carefully again with the other eye. It's easy to dismiss a crow merely as a black bird, but if you take another look, when sunlight reflects from feathers, thousands of tiny dark rainbows are revealed. Crows are dual-natured creatures: one side mysterious, serious, and clever; the other side curious and comical. I try to imbue each RavenCrow Creation with this multi-faceted magick.