#akerra

Oonagh, Queen and Mother of all fairies, gently cradling her failure, her mistake, her creation and would-have-been fiance - Akerra. Right after she stripped him of his flesh body, leaving him but a wispy shadow to disappear. Vaguely inspired by Pieta.

Akerra is hard to pin down. Was a fairy. Has been a shadow, or less than that, or more than that. Is he a god? Perhaps? Not yet? He's got a bounty on his head from his maker, creator, the Queen of Fairies, bounty which has been available for a thousand years now. Hard to kill something without a body, it turns out. Used to look like that, have a body, horns, hair, a face like that of his 'older brother' - if fairies can have that. Used to love frolicking in the fields of yellow brideskin flowers, loved their sweet smell and soft leaves. Use to hide in the shadows and prank the farmers who had a habit of mistreating the goats, used to sleep the hot summer days away in the stables, comfortable in the hay. Now, things aren't so simple anymore.

Akerra, the Lord of Shadow (left), once a powerful fairy general and now a body-less demon, was said to have copied the appearance of his mentor, teacher, 'older brother' Fairy General Aides (right), Keeper of the Lower Tunnels. In a twist of fate, it was Aides who then imitated his younger brother in becoming a demon the Queen of Fairies fears.

A headpiece I made of leather, brass, and ceramics reminiscent of amazon warriors and the strength of femininity. _ https://www.corinnehansen.com/metals-jewelry/#/akerra/