Art Magic

TLC 01/14

Living Art

Gold framed paintings that came to life as you looked at them. This is a scene from the Tessa Doe plaque, at the Post Office. The small bronze boy in the painting turned and looked at the child standing in front of the plaque, his tongue sticking out, crossing his eyes. He laughed when he saw someone looking back at him. The figure in bronze hooked his finger and beckoned at the child to come closer. He leaned in and the head of the boy in the plaque turned into a timber howler, the hairy apes that lived in the trees. The head grew in size until it was larger than the child in front of him and stuck out of the plaque, opening its wide mouth, jagged teeth shining in the light, giving its signature howl. The elven school boy fainted dead away, hitting the marble floor with a loud thud. Lucenda gave a satisfied, “Hmph,” and waved her hand over his head, her eyes glowing, turning a brighter blue. “Portasus,” she said, and the top of the boy’s head glowed briefly. It was the most basic healing spell.