I painted this piece on the premise that fairies are always up to something. These fairies have decided that they really need this phoenix egg to add to their amazing & various collections of things they've "come by". I also love that there is a lot of motion implied in the phoenix's wings & tail feathers, like her upward flapping in being startled from her nest & possibly trying to escape, has pulled everything ( the fairies' hair, the blonde's dress) up in it's windy wake. NFS