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 or Faerie Gallery #2, or the Mermaids--my newest creations are Skrumgly Dolls--go find out what they're about. I'd also love to showcase the work of others at this site, and help them in the process of getting their creations into the world. If you have a talent in making things, or you know someone who does, please click HERE or on the link to the left for submitting creations.
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.