Nee'ir
"Life flowed around her,
like her element, water. She could put her hand in it and cause a ripple, or she
could just relax and go with the flow. Now, Nee'ir was not concerned. She knew,
that whatever happened, she would always be there. Without her water, there was
no life. "
Nee'ir means "water" in Hindi and
is the last faerie of my four doll elemental series of sculptures. She has
been sculpted and posed to closely resemble the element water. I have also
tried to depict her with an aura of softness and beauty, much like the flow of
water. She is posed on her base, which has been decorated to resemble a
rock with several streams flowing from it. As the pictures suggest, Nee'ir
can be posed in different ways on her base.
Nee'ir has been hand sculpted in Prosculpt
Polymer clay over a strong wire armature. Her realistic fair skin tone has been
built up in several thin layers using artist's oils. Her level of
sculpting is detailed with extra attention given to her features, hands and
feet. I have attempted to capture realism in her facial expression and
eyes. The attention given to her hands and feet is clearly visible in the
carefully rounded toes and separate fingers. Nee'ir is a Pure Sculpt and
absolutely no molds have been used in her creation. Like my other
sculptures, Nee'ir is a unique OOAK sculpture and will never be repeated.
I have used the colours of water in her
costuming. This effect has been brought out by shades of blues, greens and
turquoise. Her pale blond tresses of Tibetan lamb's mohair compliment her
fair skin tone perfectly. Her hair has has been curled and styled in a
manner flattering to her face.
Her costume has been made from hand dyed and
carefully draped silk illusion with her top being made from turquoise, lapis
lazuli and malachite gemstone powder, mica and a subtle glitter, and has been
held together by a variety of binders and sealers.
Her wings are made of real semi-precious
gemstone powder and I have used powder from turquoise, lapis lazuli and
malachite, to closely resemble the blues and greens of water. The gemstone
powder has been combined with glitter and other components and later sealed.
Although the wings are not removable, they can be gently posed if necessary.
Nee'ir measures about 7 1/2 inches in her
reclining pose and has a wingspan of about 6 inches.
Her decorated base is included, which is why I
will request a higher shipping cost as I prefer to
ship the doll and the base in separate packages for protection.
Like my wind faerie Vahyu, earth faerie
Dharti and fire faerie Agni, Nee'ir is an elemental faerie. The set of all
four elemental faeries are a unique set and none of these will ever be repeated.
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