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~...This had been her fifth year without her skin. She had been inquisitive as all selkie's are, and ventured out of her skin to walk amongst the humans thinking to herself it would only be a few hours and then she would go back to her kin with the next tide. But she had not hidden her skin well enough and when she had returned to where she had left it, it was gone.

She had sat on the mossy rocks mourning the loss of her skin when the Lord of the Manor, out for a walk, had happened upon her. She couldn't tell him the real reason why she was crying so had told him she was mourning the loss of her family to the ocean. The plight of this wet bedraggled vision of beauty had tugged at his heartstrings. He had taken pity on her offering to take her into his home and treated her as one of his own kin, for this poor child must surely have the love of a family around her. She had the best of life as a human, living with her new found family. Beautiful clothes, private tutoring and with this tutoring, she had come to learn the violin, an instrument of man that she found with it, she could emulate the beautiful sounds of the selkie. Each evening she would go out on the balcony and play her violin, calling to her kin in the only place she knew as home. The sea would respond to her with its powerful waves giving her strength and hope but it would never wash over her in its force, it will not take her back until she finds her skin.
Her sad mournful laments would be heard by her true family, beckoning them to be near her for until she was able to be with them in her true skin once again all she could do is wait and hope that one day she would return to her rightful home....the sea...~


The Selkie according to Wikipedia [link]


I dedicate this piece to the sweet :iconnaomifami:



Stock:

:iconmjranum-stock: Female Selkie in human form and Turbulent Waters
:iconloadsatequilastock: Seal / selkie
:iconcausticstock: Archway
:iconalmudena-stock: Balcony Wall
:iconjesuisautre: Stone Floor Texture
:iconredheadstock: Lightning, Hair and Water Brushes

Sky is from ASW [link] who so kindly allow me use of their photographs in my manipulations.


Hope you all like "A Selkie's Lament"

Eni


Edit: Sorry for the updates but I felt it important to post a link to the legend of the Selkie for those who dont know what a Selkie is.


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:iconmurdoc69:
Very intensive work!!!!!!! I like it a lot :hug:

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:iconlightfoot11:
Excellent Image. :clap:

The way you created the picture it fits really well with the story. :D

The lights, textures all blending to create the mood. Well done Eni. :hug:

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:iconpygar:
Dragons are cool, just not computer generate ones!
:iconguillhermes:
I liked a lot, really is a magnificent piece that represents many things ... ! :)
:iconhybridgothica:
beautifull!!

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Spectacular, fantastic piece Eni :clap:

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What a fantastically unique story and concept for this work Eni! I am so amazed all over again with you and your skills! So beautiful... what a great great piece of work:hug:

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Awww thanks Penny Im glad you like it. This one is actually one I had been working on over 2 weeks and started off with dragons fighting in the sky and a whole different model. I had built the balcony, floor and building scene myself and didnt want it to go to waste so I used those elements and recreated this whole new scene and I am glad that I did. Thanks again and hugsss for the fav sweety :hug:

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