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She found the egg in the deep forest tucked into the crevice of a grandmother oak. It hatched one night during a full moon and instantly imprinted on her. They are inseparable now. Walk carefully when near this faerie for she has a small dragon at her side who can toast you for breakfast.

This colored pencil rendering was inspired by a poem I wrote about the hatching of a dragon. I wanted to see what would happen a few years down the road and this was the result.

Carrie Viscome Skinner was born in Fulton NY in 1952 and now resides in the woods in Sterling NY with her Husband of 40+ years, a dog named Raven and about 20 chickens. Though Carrie studied art through college and museum courses she considers herself mostly a self-taught artist. She began her art career in the 1960's painting and selling portraits in acrylics, watercolors and pastels. She has also worked with various other media including silk screen printing, clay, wood and stone sculpting, fiber arts, and jewelry making and creating small, personalized books filled with her poetry and art. She is also a published poet and a lover of all things nature and holds a diploma in Environmental Conservation. The converging of art and nature is...