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TheLadyofShalott®

...Signing out and will return to Camelot in July (see blog). Continue to stop by often, stay long,

About Me


The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com
Thanks to John William Waterhouse for his beautiful paintings and for making me timeless.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English artists which formed a secret association in 1848, to recapture the beauty and simplicity of the medieval world.
Much of their subject matter was taken from mythological and medieval tales.
The founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were the painters: *Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) *William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) *John Everett Millais (1829-1896) *James Collinson (1825-1881) *Frederic George Stephens (1828-1907) *sculptor Thomas Woolner (1825-1892) *writer William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919)
The Huguenot by Sir John Everett Millais
They identified Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) with the scientific interests of Renaissance art. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. They believed that the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on academic teaching of art. Hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".
The Brotherhood immersed themselves in the study of nature and internalized what they viewed as beautiful and heartfelt in art work of earlier decades. Their works were full of literary symbolism, bright colors, and specific attention to detail.
By 1854, the Brotherhood had ended.
Then came a second wave of Pre-Raphaelite art in the Victorians, chiefly characterized by medieval subjects and ethereal female beauties painted by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), and John Melhuish Strudwick (1849-1937).
Destiny by John William Waterhouse
A very special thanks to Illusions Gallery for the use of their lovely images. Please visit them often and get lost shopping in the galleries.
http://www.illusionsgallery.com
Also, a special thanks to Jeff Lucero of Namedropper for making Camelot multi-dimentional. Your music is from the angels.
YOU WILL FIND MY THEME SONG, "I'M FINALLY GONE" IN THE PLAYER...JUST CLICK! :-) Lancelot hears the Angel Messenger singing it to him in his dreams and knows I love and forgive him unconditionally.

My Interests



I am the Lady of Shalott, or as others have known me, Elaine the Fair Lady of Astolat.

My legend has been the subject of many works of art, poetry and fiction.

In Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine" from The Idylls of the King (1859), I am an unassuming and humble woman.

Lancelot, a famous knight of King Arthur's court, traveled to Astolat, incognito, to compete in a tournament.

Four Queens Find Lancelot Sleeping

by Frank Cadogan Cowper
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

I fell deeply in love with him and asked Lancelot to wear a token of mine in the tournament. He does indeed wear the token because it adds to his disguise.

Lancelot is hurt during the tournament by a lance belonging to Bors and falls ill.

In Sydney Fowler Wright's, "The Ballad of Elaine", I sit by him day and night, nursing him back to health. When he is finally well, he announces that he will be leaving.

Lamia by Waterhouse
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Desperately, I beg him to marry me, but he finds that his love for Guinevere, wife of King Arthur, is too strong for him to love me.

La Belle Dame sans Merci by John William Waterhouse
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Ophelia-1889 by WaterhouseImage
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Lancelot leaves Astolat and I simply die of a broken heart.

My family places my earthly body in a barge and sets it adrift on the Thames River. The barge floats to Camelot.

Elaine by John Atkinson Grimshaw
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

In another of Tennyson's writings, The Lady of Shalott (original version, 1833; revised version 1842), also includes a barge. But in this story, I am cursed to never look out of my window. I'm allowed to view the world only by looking into my mirror.

I spend my days weaving the images I see in my mirror: my "shadows of the world".

"I am half sick of shadows" said the Lady of Shalott

by John William Waterhouse
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

One day, the handsome Lancelot passes by my window, and I forget the curse.

Heraldic Chivalry by Alphonse Mucha
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

The Lady of Shalott-1894 by Waterhouse
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

I look out my window to try and catch a glimpse of him. My mirror cracks and the curse befalls me.

Hope in the Prison of Despair by Evelyn De Morgan
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

I, The Lady of Shalott, go down to the river, find a boat, untie it and lay down. My blood freezes and I perish. My boat floats towards Camelot, and people come out to see this sight.

In the crowd is Lancelot and he looks down at me and says, "She has a lovely face: God in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott".

The Lady of Shalott by John Atkinson Grimshaw
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

I'd like to meet:



Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Criminals by Alexandre Cabanel
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Circe by Wright Barker
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Apollo Playing the Lute by Briton Riviere
Image courtesy illusionsgallery.com

Mariamne by John William Waterhouse
Leaving the Judgment Sent of Herod (1887)
Image courtesy illusionsgallery.com

My Devoted and Beloved, Alexander the Great

Sept.1994-Nov.13,2006

Run free on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge my Darling Dog Boy, until I come by to pick you up in the meadow.

Oh my Camelot, haven for freedom and inspiration...

The Artists Halt in the Desert by Richard Dadd
Image courtesy www.illusionsgallery.com

Joining in Oneness to pray for world peace...

CURRENT MOON lunar phases

Visit Cannes 2008

Music:

The additional images below are courtesy of the lovely galleries at

www.illusionsgallery.com

Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Lancelot and Guinevere by Herbert James Draper

Eos by Evelyn De Morgan

Loves Passing by Evelyn DeMorgan

The Duet by Sir Frank Dicksee

Silver Favorites by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

A Coign of Vantage by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Favorite Poet by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Movies:



The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon by Edward Burne-Jones

The Rose Bower by Edward Burne-Jones

The Wizard by Edward Burne-Jones

Two Crowns by Sir Frank Dicksee

The Mirror by Sir Frank Dicksee

Television:



Circe by Waterhouse

Books:

Boreas by Waterhouse

The Enchanted Garden by Waterhouse

Heroes:



The Temptation of Sir Percival

Tristan and Isolde by Rogelio de Egusquiza

Ariadne by Waterhouse

Windflowers by Waterhouse

My Blog

"Growing up Kimi in Camelot"... 14 weeks.

Hello and RRRRufff!The weeks are going so fast and now I'm 14 weeks old! When M'Lady tries to photograph me, it is lots of fun to run fast and try to hide from her camera! :-)I can now walk on a le...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:35:00 PST

"Growing up Kimi in Camelot"...11weeks.

I was born exactly 11 weeks ago today!  M'Lady says I act a lot like Alexander the Great when he was a pup. :-)  I'm learning at a rapid rate:  I can sit on verbal command, lay down, sh...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Mon, 26 May 2008 06:08:00 PST

"Growing up Kimi in Camelot"...9weeks.

Today marks over one week at my new home in the forest gardens.  The Lady says I must undergo lots of guard dog training, but truly I would rather just eat everything in the forest and be done wi...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Tue, 20 May 2008 07:32:00 PST

Kimi puppy comes to Camelot! :-)

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Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:00 PST

And when they asked His Holiness endless questions, He answered each one from the heart...

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. -Dalai Lama    Be kin...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:22:00 PST

Timeless Tulips from Camelot.

May your days be full of sunshine and tulips... and when they cannot be, may you dream of the gardens in Camelot and me.Sending Much Love and Light,Yours, L.S~.A Tulip Garden by Amy Lowell ...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:19:00 PST

Timeless Daffodils.

Thanks to my friend, Cynthia, for the magical poem by Wordsworth to immortalize the Daffodils in Camelot.XO"Daffodils" (1804)I WANDER'D lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When a...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:17:00 PST

Sir Perceval, Grail Quest Knight of the Round Table

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Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:45:00 PST

Remembering my beloved dog, Alexander the Great...

..who died in my arms one year ago today, of cancer complications. Bless you my protector, my best friend, my dog child, my soul mated pet. You were such a beautiful Akita Chow Chow boy, 85 pounds,...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:40:00 PST

Remember...

"Remember... That which is meant to be yours will come to you. Just as those of you who are aligned with the highest good will eventually experience your highest ideal, so shall your daily needs be...
Posted by TheLadyofShalott® on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:40:00 PST