Sas Contemplating the Escape from Mr. Nosy

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Extraordinary Life Forms #27, "Mr. Nosy Nostril Necklagah, the Nanny and His Surveillance of the Magnificent, Mystical, Magical Sas, the Mischievous Muckletail"

11x17 in., 2003

Acrylic

(This is Sas."Sas" is a name taken after a British woman, named Sas Christian, who is a friend and also one of my favorite painters in the whole wide world. I just wanted you to know that wee bit of info.)

Sas is a mischievous little thing. . . . .so young, and she has already had dozens of boyfriends! Muckletails, in my world, are a race of monkey like creatures who are constantly playing practical jokes. They are known for their long, slender tails which are completely bald except for a fluff of straight beautiful hair at its tip. These tails are strong and can hold a great amount of weight, but this is ironic, because Muckletails are not prone to lifting heavy objects. They are small creatures, and weigh less than a pound each. They are fun loving and make excellent pets.

However, do not be confused-Sas is NOT A MUCKLETAIL. . . . .she merely has the tail of one (though it is not seen in the painting. . . .I had no room!).

Muckletails are amongst Orchis's favorite creatures and when she decided that she wanted a little girl, she used her magic to fashion Sas in her own way-with a Muckletail's tail!

Though Sas' tail looks like that of a normal Muckle, do not be fooled by its appearance, as it has far more attributes that one might think. Her tail does not only have the strength of a Wooly Mammoth, but it has the same lethal attributes that her mother's hair tentacles do! So be warned, she is not one to be teased, insulted, cheated on by any of her boyfriend's, and least of all. . . .attacked! May the gods forbid that you should ever meet her wrath!

Orchis also gave Sas razor sharp claws that erupt from her finger tips in times of danger. Besides that, her hands are small and quite pleasing to the touch. Among other attributes Orchis fashioned for her, were Faery wings on her back and ears, beating at 100 times the speed of a humming bird's!

To top things off, Sas was born with her mother's gift for magic. . . .though she rarely uses it for warfare, as she can protect herself well enough already. Sas mostly uses her charms, incantations and spells for practical jokes (as she does have a Muckletail's sense of humour!).

As she ages, Orchis will teach her daughter to nurture her magical abilities and use them to expand upon the creation of a land even more vast and ripe with strange creatures. Maturity, however, will come spiritually and intellectually for Sas. . . .not in size and shape. Orchis wanted her to maintain the appearance of a young woman, so she gave her the gift to defy time! Now that her body has matured, Sas will never become any older. This she is quite happy about, as she will always be ripe with beauty and charm to attain what she pleases. No one can refuse her anything!

Here in the painting, we see Sas being watched by Mr. Nosy (the silly green creature in the background). Though Sas is a bit old for a baby sitter, Orchis leaves her with him whenever she has been a bad girl, and used her magic for cruel practical jokes on undeserving people, or for breaking the hearts of far too many boys in a single stretch. Here, Sas is on punishment for the latter.

However, Sas won't allow herself to be grounded for very much longer, because she has hot date at three hours past mid day. You can see from her devilish grin that she has already begun to plot her escape! . . . . . . . . . . .afterall, she can fly!

(this latter portion is based upon a painting that I have not even done yet. . . .forgive me for teasing you!)

In case you're wondering about the outcome if this escape, Sas got in loads of trouble over it. In fact, Orchis was so angry that she banned Sas's use of magic for two months!

Orchis, who wanted more children anyway, soon gave birth to two more daughters named Jylouxandria and Artèzjha.

Jyl has creamy white skin and long, curly golden hair. Arty is pale as well, but with beautiful rosy cheeks, black hair, and slanted eyes. All gods and creatures under the heavens were baffled that Orchis could create such beauty as Sas, a second and third time. Now mind you, this was just the impression the babies gave at birth. . . . . . . . . .imagine how everyone felt the following day when the two had become full grown women! Yes, it was necessary that Orchis magically fashion them to become adults right away, as to keep an eye on their younger sister.

Much to Sas's fury, a day after her two little, adorable baby sisters were born, they were already older than her, just as beautiful, and bossing her around. They immediately began giving her advice on men and made her dump all twenty five of her boyfriends!

Jylouxandria and Artèzjha, being far too overprotective, would definitely have their work cut out for them one year from now when Sas would meet an Elf named Nasturium, the love of her life.

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All images and text are by Marque Terrynamahr Strickland.