Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale. This is a re-imagining of the Brothers Grimm tale, 'THE FROG PRINCE,' with narrative: "Many a young water-splasher should be too horrific to be mistaken as one of our own, too brobdingnagian or malificent to even be contemplated as kin, yet it is when the imagination seizes upon a deep and hidden beauty - which it believes has no equal - that the truth of this is often found in the heart of the beholder. Re-deep-affirmation lies in the sanctity of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination, for there is only one happiness in life - to love and be loved...As for the princess? Much like her grandmamma, Snow White, she yearned for a true prince, but found them all too short for her tastes; much like her cousin, Cinderella, she tried going to dances, but her would-be suitors couldn't see the real her; much like her sister, Sleeping Beauty, the princess had an arranged marriage, but found she would rather sleep than spend time with her betrothed; and much like her mermother, Queen Ariel, she tried to give her feelings a leg up, but had trouble finding her true voice. The moral of the story is this: You have to toss a lot of frogs before you find your true prince." - I. Newt Onsalamandra Oil on raw hardwood with oil-painted sculpture and narrative (49" x 25 3/4" x 1 3/4")