June 2013/Creature #27: Cipactli

In Aztec mythology, this fish-like crocodile was the primordial sea monster out of which the gods created the Earth. The god Tezcatlipoca sacrificed his foot to Cipactli in order to help form the Earth itself. 

Deadline for all Cipactli action to be sent to magicalcreaturesproject@gmail.com: Sunday June 30th.

Magical Creatures Project: Starting Again June 1st!

The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures 
the ultimate a - z of fantastic beings
from myth and magic
by John & Caitlin Matthews

The book is exactly what the title describes, 682 pages of alphabetically ordered magical creatures each with a short description and set of defining facts.

Using this book as a base, we will post a magical creature a month then post the drawings based on that magical creature.

The rules:

1. We'll post a creature and it's definition on the first of each month with a deadline (the last day of the month).

2. Send your drawing to magicalcreaturesproject@gmail.com, any time before the deadline. We'll post the drawings we get the next day.

3. A new creature will be posted, repeat steps 1 - 2.

A Short Pause

The Encloypedia of Magical Creatures Project will take a brief pause...

To see what some of the main contributors* are working on during our pause go here:
http://www.theserioustheatrecollective.com/p/current-show.html


*Lizz/Becca/Terry- writing/directing/PR
 Ursula/Norm- props/masks/puppets
 Damian- graphic desgin

The Tangies

Becca Worthington

Lizz Leiser 

Creature #26: Tangie

A sinister water horse from the folklore of the Shetland Isles. Its name derives from the Danish word for seaweed, which covers it like long shaggy hair. Sometimes Tangies have been known to appear as old men, but they are most frequently seen as horses that invite unwary traveler to ride upon them, after which they gallop off into the nearest deep water. A ferocious robber named Black Eric was siad to ride a Tangie, giving him extraordinary powers and strength. Eventually he fell from the creature's back over a cliff known as Fitful Head, but the Tangie continued to terrorize the area. 

Deadline for all Tangie action to be sent to magicalcreaturesproject@gmail.com: Monday, June 18th.

The Nains

Lizz Leiser

Becca Worthington

Terry Selucky

Creature #25: Nain

In Breton legend, the Nain (which means dwarf) is a black, menacing figure. He has feline claws on his hands and satyr-like hooves on his feet. He haunts dolmens and standing stones, and the inscriptions found upon them are supposed to be his work. His special day is Wednesday and an annual festival remembers him on the first Wednesday of May. He is the keeper of hidden treasure.

Deadline for all Gaasyendietha action to be sent to magicalcreaturesproject@gmail.com: Monday, May 21st.