Ode to Enchantment | Photographs of Childhood by Anne Berry

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Anne Berry

Ode to Enchantment

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. - Eugene O’Neill

Ode to Enchantment

The poem says Wednesday’s child is full of woe.

About that truth the poet was not wrong.

Wherever you are, wherever you go

The night is dark, and the highway is long.

Grendels you must face, dragons you must slay.

Treasure you can find; seek the hidden door.

Magic will help you, find it when you play.

Seek charms and enchantment, hear Aslan’s roar.

Fragments of stories collected with light,

The world is enchanted, often surreal.

And what’s essential is hidden from sight,

So trust not reason but what you can feel.

"Let your soul shine,” my father used to say.

Like a sparkling star it will light your way.

Pigment prints on Hahnemühle photo rag baryta (315 gsm, 100% cotton) available in two sizes: 11"x11" and 20"x 20,” for edition number and to purchase, email anne.ellis.berry@gmail.com.

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of 2 magic donkeys in a parade

Donkey Parade

boys dressed as King Arthur knights

Galahad and Percival

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child in the woods leading a ram by a leash

Brigid's Ram

surreal photograph of child in abandoned tabby silo by Anne Berry

Ivory Tower

Cormorant in a tree speaking to boy on the beach

The Cormorant"s Message.jpg

timeless photograph by Anne Berry of a child's hand holding a vintage elephant puppet

Celeste

photograph of child with masks of faces by Anne Berry

Faces

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child in front of a theater in the woods wearing a donkey head

I Have Had A Dream

timeless photograph by Anne Berry of a child's wooden wagon left in the woods

Forgotten Wagon

photograph of child sitting on tree by a creek in nature

Sacred Roots.jpg

photograph of child wearing vintage wolf mask backwards by Anne Berry

Janus

photograph of Howard Finster's broken horse at Paradise Gardens by Anne Berry.jpg

Howard Finster's Horse

photograph by Anne Berry of a child with a mouse mask covering her eyes

Mouse

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child running in a circle around a magic shell on Cumberland Island beach

Magic Shell.jpg

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child in the woods dressed in a magician's cape and hat sprinkling magic

Sorcerer

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child dressed as a jester at the door of a mysterious house

Jester

photograph by Anne Berry of child in woods with porcupine quills taped to his fingers

Porcupine's Protection

hand coming out of house like Alice in Wonderland

The Uncomfortable House.jpg

photograph by Anne Berry of a girl in the woods in nun's clothing with a matching doll

Nuns

surreal photograph of clown puppet by Anne Berry

Clown Puppet

photograph by Anne Berry of two girls in white slips

The Visitor

timeless photograph by Anne Berry of children playing behind a curtain with puppets and a fox

Theater

photograph by Anne Berry of a girl in a magician's cape holding a top hat with a white rabbit in it

White Rabbit

surreal photograph of child by abandoned tabby silo in the woods by Anne Berry

Sanctum

dream-like photograph by Anne Berry of a child looking through a vintage View Finder

View Master

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