The Path to the Fairy Queen

Last summer I traveled with my family all the way up to Abingdon, Virgina to attend the Virgina Highlands Festival. Sadly it seemed at first that our decision to go north forgoing a trip to the beach was a great mistake. The turn out of vendors seemed paltry and the local antique stores had prices much higher than to what we were accustomed. In fairness I think the economy at the time was greatly to blame for this situation. Thankfully, by the end of the vacation we managed to acquire one piece which made the entire trip worth while.

The prize we took home from this trip was a a glass piece created by artist Jonathan McKee. The piece is called The Path to the Fairy Queen and is a clear muted green glass with two Celtic images in the middle. The bottom image is a knotted maze like image while the upper image is a tree with a crescent moon. There was something enchanting about the simple understated colored glass adorned with such beautiful imagery. We debated for some time on whether to purchase it but we kept finding ourselves drawn back to it. So one trip of sore shoulders and arms later we were proud owners of this marvelous piece.

The blue color was accomplished with the aid of a carefully placed LED light above the piece.

 

 

A close up of the maze part of the piece.

Presently the piece has gained a place of honor on the top shelf of our bookcase. We have owned it for nearly a year now and it has become one of my favorite pieces.