The magic mushroom was not the invention of Hippies! For thousands of years, the beauty and mind altering properties of certain mushrooms have been known.
Here you can see the lilac and a dark red sets. These were sculpted in paperclay on top of wooden discs. I've also made several sets of variously hued mushroom tables with matching chairs, using the caps as both table tops and seats. As an example below, I've made little sets of mushroom cap dishes with acorn bowls for my mom's mouse dollhouse. They can be turned into gazebos or pixie hut roofs, seats and table tops, dish sets, mushroom people, mushrooms sprouting from magic cauldrons and potions, gnome hats, and so many other possibilities. Not just for the lazy fairy to lounge on! No no these little brightly colored fungi are useful in a wide range of applications. I find a variety of ways to use the mushroom motif. In my little world of cobwebs, wizards, and really all things magical and SMALL. Not Just For the Lazy Fairy To Lounge On. In recent times it's no surprise to find fungal references at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' in the Harry Potter stories. One effect of this hallucinogenic fungus is to make objects appear larger or smaller in the user's eye. It's possible that author Lewis Carroll knew of the properties of Fly Agaric. Eating from one side of the mushroom makes her grow larger, eating from the other side makes her shrink. The best known-and perhaps most inspired-literary mushroom of all is the one nibbled by Alice in her Adventures in Wonderland.
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