Renaissance Faire Fairies
Now we are getting back into fairy festival and renaissance faire season it is time to start thinking about what to wear. For inspiration, take a peek at the Renaissance Faire Pictorial – featuring many pictures of the fair folk dressed in their faire finery. Even if you aren’t looking for costume ideas, it is still wonderfully uplifting to see the immense creativity and effort people put into their festival garb. On the site you will also find a fairy festival guide, and a links resource with many links to fantasy costume sites.
Filed under Faeriewear | Comment (0)The Pedlar by Walter de la Mare
There came a Pedlar to an evening house;
Sweet Lettice, from her lattice looking down,
Wondered what man he was, so curious
His black hair dangled on his tattered gown:
Then lifts he up his face, with glittering eyes, -
‘What will you buy, sweetheart? - Here’s honeycomb,
And mottled pippins, and sweet mulberry pies,
Comfits and peaches, snowy cherry bloom,
To keep in water for to make night sweet:
All that you want, sweetheart, - come, taste and eat!’
Early ‘Fairy’ Caught on Film
You can now view clips of some of Thomas Edison’s early Kinetoscope films online. ‘Serpentine Dance’ features a young lady twirling and dancing in what are clearly fairy wings. The film dates from 1894. The dancer, Annabelle Whitford performed the Serpentine for William Heise, another filmmaker, in 1895. This time she appeared in somewhat psychedelic hand-tinted colour but without the wings.
Filed under Film | Comment (0)Holly Black’s Faerie Worlds
Holly Black is the author of the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series and the dark and edgy teen fantasy novels Tithe and Valiant. BlackHolly.com brings us the news on Holly’s latest writing projects, including Ironside – a sequel to Tithe, which continues the story of Kaye and Roiben (Ironside is due out very soon). Also of interest is the Resources section, with hints and links for aspiring writers, plus a suggested reading list and folklore and art links.
Filed under Books & Magazines | Comment (0)The Music of Elane
Elane are a dark fantasy folk band from Germany. Their latest album ‘Lore of Nén’ was released in late 2006 to rapturous acclaim both in Germany and worldwide. The music has a distinctly epic Tolkeinesque feel to it, conjuring images of mystical forests and times long since past. The five-piece group is fronted by Joran Elane who not only has a heavenly voice, but is also a multimedia artist and designer.
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