Ana-Fae, a Costumed Faery Bear from Scratching at the Window, soft sculpture creations by Karen Waschinski

Ana's continuing story...

A super-hero's life is a lonely one, especially when you're a spider woman.... who sucks the life-juices out of her prey. As the spider's venom and its influence left her, Ana decided that she wanted to give up her assumed identity and sought a new path... only she didn't know in which direction to turn.

It was the Summer Solstice and she dreamt of faeries that night...

...waking to find they had dreamt of her!

Glittering, fresh green leaves wrapped around her body. From her back sparkling wings had sprouted, awaiting their maiden flight!

Shimmering antennae reached through her auburn hair upwards in careless spirals.

Of course, the eight spider tattoos were all still there, only now they seemed more friendly.

Ana-Fae was created in a distressed pale tan German mohair with tan ultrasuede paw and foot pads, She has green-gold eyes framed with black eyelashes, a hand-stitched hazelnut brown embroidery floss nose, red embroidery floss lips and silver claws. Her inner ears are hand-painted and her auburn hair falls midway down her back. Her eight tattoos were all hand-stitched in multiple colors. Entirely wired and jointed, Ana can contort to many poses and she stands at about 15 inches. She's stuffed with polyester fiberfil and glass beads. Unfortunately, because of her tiny feet, Ana-Fae needs a doll's stand to stand and is far more comfortable sitting... or flying!

Ana-Fae's faery costume is entirely made of velvety green wired leaves with gold glitter accent. For the most part, the wires hold the costume in place, but there are a few pins at key locations.

A belly-button ring with a bead leaf is matched by leaves dangling from golden loops from her ears, and small green studs. A green stud also graces her nose.

Her antennae are green glitter-coated wire, while her wings are golden glitter coated, somewhat flexible plastic.