Fairy Wings 2

20 X 24 inch silver gelatin print.

Crabtree, August 1998

Chelsea spontaneously produced these wings and over two shoots I spent a lot of film on them. She was feeling out of sorts for both sessions but the instant she put these on all her cares seemed to disappear and she scampered about the house - even outside in the weak Winter sun - with this gleeful expression on her face.

You could try asking her if the wings represented a peculiarly female fantasy but she would probably look at you oddly and say no, she just likes wearing them.