The Nature Spirits Collection...

There’s a kind of quiet magic that hums beneath the trees — a heartbeat older than language, older than memory. It stirs in moss and moonlight, in the curl of mushrooms after rain, in the hush before dawn when the woodland seems to breathe. The Nature Spirits Collection was born from that feeling — a love letter to the unseen lives that dwell between root and shadow, where folklore meets the living land.

This October the Nature Spirit Series has came to life! Series One focuses on the beauty and enchantment that mushrooms offer — from the gentle Lunawisp to the steadfast Embercap — carries a fragment of that ancient magic. They are not merely ornaments but small embodiments of story: keepers of warmth, watchers of moonlight, guardians of the quiet corners of nature. Hand-sculpted, cast, and painted with care, each piece is a reminder that every leaf, every drop of rain, every flicker of light holds meaning.

As a lover nature and folklore, I’ve always felt the world brimming with presence. Spirits don’t have to appear in grand form; often they are whispers at the edge of vision — the shimmer of dew, the curl of smoke, the comfort of firelight when the world feels cold.

These are the moments that inspired Nature Spirits — Series One: Whispers from the Woodland Realm.

The series began with some very simple pencil sketches — tiny mushroom figures carrying the essence of the seasons. I imagined who might live beneath a toadstool or within the bark of an old oak. What wisdom might they hold? What stories would they tell if we only paused to listen? Slowly, the spirits revealed themselves: Lunawisp, the Moonlight Watcher, guiding reflection and calm; Embercap, the Hearth-Keeper, tending to the warmth of courage and community; Merrymoss, the Woodland Jester, bringing joy to hidden glades; Eldercap, the Keeper of Endings and Beginnings, standing at the threshold of transformation.

Each one represents a different facet of nature’s rhythm — moonlight, firelight, laughter, and renewal — yet together they form a cycle of balance. In many traditions, the natural world is sacred not because of what it gives us, but because it is us. We are part of the same turning wheel. The spirits remind us of that connection, inviting us to live a little slower, to notice the small wonders that weave through our everyday lives.

Crafting each piece by hand feels almost like ritual work. The mixing of clay, the painting of moss-green layers, the dusting of shimmer over a tiny cap — it’s a process of creation and reverence. Every figure is unique, carrying subtle differences that reflect the individuality of the spirits themselves. Like the woods themselves, no two are ever truly the same and take several days to complete.

I hope those who welcome a Nature Spirit into their home feel that quiet companionship — a reminder of the sacred ordinary. Place one upon your shelving, on a windowsill, or tucked among your houseplants. Let it be a symbol of stillness, a guardian of your intentions, or simply a beautiful presence to remind you of the magic that still lingers in the world.

To love the land is to listen to its stories. To honour the old ways is to walk gently, knowing that spirit lives in all things — in root and rock, feather and flame. The Nature Spirits Collection is my offering to that ancient conversation — a bridge between art, craft, and the living heart of folklore.

May these spirits find kind homes and curious hearts. May they remind us that the wild is never far away — it lives in the rustle of leaves, the hush of dusk, and the quiet knowing that magic, real and enduring, still walks beside us.

Charlotte xx