‘Dartmoor Water Pixies’ or ‘The Solstice Sisters’– According to one 1865 book, ‘Popular Romances’, the Pixies of Dartmoor look a lot like a bundle of rag. They like to sit under large oak trees, a favourite haunt for pixies, and some people on the moor believe they’re the souls of unbaptised children. Pixies or ‘peskies’ feature in many Dartmoor legends. Small earthy creatures, they live in the moor’s caves, holes, rock formations. Usually friendly and helpful, they often provide guidance. BUT treat them badly and the can mess with your life; if they are feeling mischievous they can force you to dance with them until you are exhausted and confused, even terrified. In 1853, a woman was travelling across the moor with her three children when she realised that one of her children was missing. She was terrified. Then, two tiny people held up lights turned up and pointed her towards a tree, before disappearing onto thin air. Her missing child was under the tree. These three sisters we made and completed around the time of this year’s summer solstice so they became lovingly known as the ‘Solstice Sisters’ in the studio. They are named after the bodies of water they protect for Mother Earth on Dartmoor. ‘Drewe’ – inhabits Drewe’s Pool in the Teign Gorge Valley. ‘Sharrah’ – inhabits Sharrah Pool another popular wild swimming destination and ‘Meavy’ – is of the River Maevy running entirely in the National Park. The sisters remind not to underestimate the enigmatic and healing powers of water.