Talei Elvy

Nemetons and Mythical Creatures

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Nemeton of Wisdom, Water

Ground: recycled glass vessels with bouquets of eucalyptus, wheat, peppermint leaves and cedar twigs and moss balls. Vessels with water are weeping willow cuttings being propagated.

Ritual bowls made from wild clay, myrrh incense, charcoal, lavender fired:

  • Red wax seal with candle in sand with charcoal rind. Spell candle blue for communication and purple for psychic intuition. 
  • Elevated plates with rosemary and juniper with incense 

Body: plate on ground is made from recycled glass shards and glaze sprinkled together and fired in a kiln, to create droplets. Sheeps wool and venus figurine. 

Heart: kumara vine wrapped and growing around the body.

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Nemoton of Tranquillity, Air

Ground: charcoal drawn witches knot to seal magickal circle

  • Recycled beer bottle vases with runes inscribed: olive leaves, wild turnip flowers (edible herb) feathers. Rosemary, bitter dock (mediaeval medical herb) and wheat. Peace lilies 

Ceramic Body: olive leaves and rosemary, white candles, braided cord with rose quartz gems.

  • Maw: sheeps wool, feathers, pillow with lace details and venus figurine.
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Nemoton of Protection, Earth

Wreath: Sticks, twine, ivy vines striped and dried for cord and blackberry vines. 

Ritual bowls: wild clay, myrrh incense,charcoal, lavender. fired

  • Larger bowls: angel root, frankincense resin on charcoal discs  and calendula
  • Smaller bowls: red wax seal around circular lip, black sand, frankincense resin and protection spell candle. 

Ground: Wild clay that was worked into a water paste applied to the floor within the wreath, allowed it to dry out to its natural crack form that is an important identifying feature within the wild. Outside the ring is lined with regular dirt to seal the magickal circle.

Ceramic Body: Wrapped in lavender on legs, top of torso wrapped with thorned blackberry vines, inside lays a wrapped idol binded with white cloth and red cord.

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Nemoton of Love, Fire

Ground: thrifted fabric to create magickal circle, glass candles, dried rose petals

  • Ceramic stands made from recycled clay

Ritual bowls made from wild clay, myrrh incense,charcoal, lavender fired. They are holding Hibiscus, salt crystals, jasmine, camomile, charcoal discs and human hair.

Ceramic Body: white candles, spell candles to red (romance) and pink (aphrodite), sewn fabric covers with lace details, dried hayflowers, wool, lace pillow and venus figurine.

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Cat-Sìth

Golden and red detailed mat with two cushions 

Offerings: Glass vessels with amethyst witch hazel, Cats grass and fan palm

  • Ritual bowl made from wild clay, myrrh incense,charcoal, lavender fired. With cat toys of little mice.

Body: black cat with humanoid mask bound to face with red strings witch hazel flowers adorn the sides as well as bells to alert of its removal.

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Griffin

Ceramic body with golden glaze, golden toned fabrics draped across a raised platform. Nest made from collected sticks woven together, dried grass laid inside for griffen to rest upon.

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Werewolf 

Ceramic body with hazel gaze, white candle polished jasper rock, layered fabrics.

Glass vessels: wild turnip, sea lavender, bitter dock, red clover, cicada shells.

Ritual bowls made from wild clay, myrrh incense,charcoal, lavender fired. Inside them are juniper, incense, iron nails, charcoal, melted glass, water and hedgehog quills.

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