Welcome
Dear
visitor, my name is Corina Duyn. This Little Wings website will bring you along my creative explorations.
Making my first rag doll at the age of ten, I became more and more interested in the exciting art of making dolls. Many, many years later, after a career in nursing and social care work, and a move to Ireland (from Holland), I became known for my Artist Dolls under the name of Fantasy Folk. (See Art pages)
In 1998 my health deteriorated rapidly, however my creative mind did not stop. It wouldn’t stop, even if I wanted it to! I started to make plasticine figures, drawings, collages and paintings about my new existence: living with the condition M.E. A drawing of an egg brought me to the realisation that I was granted a chance of a new life… I also learned I could be ‘free’ on paper and express my deepest thoughts, fears, and desires through art, photography, and writing.
To my great surprise but with heart-felt gratitude, these art works (or to be more precise, art that worked) were the subject of several solo exhibitions, media attention and new friendships. I felt that I was given ‘Little Wings’ to have a presence in my changed world.
Being the recipient of huge amounts of encouragements, I published my first book Hatched in 2006. November 2009 saw the arrival of my first book in the Cirrus Chronicles – Landing in Ballynelligan. This modern day Fairy Tale, trails the adventures of Cloud Fairy Cirrus Kalani, in the Lismore area. I really enjoy the fact that I can intertwine all my creative ideas into projects like these. In 2011 My new book Flying on Little Wings was published.
As always, I am working on several arts and writing projects, and have started a blog , mainly focusing on the positive. I hope you will enjoy this visit and will be in some way inspired to find a little creativity in your life.