Ella Enchanted

I have loved the book Ella Enchanted ever since I first read it at the age of ten, many moons ago. This is my vision of how Ella might have looked on her way to the giants' wedding after running away from finishing school - before the ogres caught her, of course.

"The road was little trafficked, and I was too happy about my escape to feel much fear. I was free of orders. If I wanted to eat my breakfast under a maple tree and watch the day grow between its leaves, I could - and did. And when the mood took me, I whistled or recited poems that I made up on the spot.

I spent two glorious days this way, the best since before Mother died. I saw deer and hares, and once, at twilight, I swear I saw a phoenix rise, trailing smoke."

For this piece, I used the following wonderful stock:

by ~Kuoma-stock

The model is Janna Prosvirina, who I think makes a marvelous Ella of Frell.

Thank you, ~Kuoma-stock!

I created using the image using GIMP. The background is from my personal resources.