Under the Woods Faeries

Underwood Photography is a portrait studio based in Essex, MA. An encounter with a faery ring 8 years ago led to the founding of an annual Faery Festival, held at the studio every June. This event now welcomes over 500 little faeries and is having to move to larger premises to accommodate everyone. Jacqueline’s award winning faery portraits are available as a 2012 calendar published by Avalanche.

Maggie Stiefvater’s Books of Faerie

Writing for the YA market, Virginia based author Maggie Stiefvater’s novels have gathered much acclaim. Her Books of Faerie series so far includes Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception and Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie. Danger, romance, and mystery await humans Deirdre and James, both talented musicians, as they come to the attention of the capricious and murderous Faerie Folk.

Green Girl Studios

Green Girl Studios is a family run bead and jewellery business founded in 1997. Cynthia Thornton and Greg Ogden offer beautiful handmade sculptural beads, buttons, clasps and pendants in pewter, silver, bronze and shibuichi, inspired by fantasy and nature. In addition, the etsy store includes one off pieces of jewellery. Cynthia has also written the book Enchanted Adornments which gives tutorials on making your own mixed media jewellery.

Tiny Doors of the Little Things

Simon Sinkinson chronicles the creative efforts of the Faeries and their Tiny Doors hidden in the grounds of grand gardens and on the edges of highways. But is isn’t just doors you need to keep an eye out for, swimming pools. Bridges and even ships have been spotted. If it makes you a little sad that the tiny doors are really too tiny for humans, you’ll be pleased to find that Simon makes gorgeous follies in people sizes too.

Faery Tales at Anthropologie

Fashion and interiors store Anthropologie currently has some beautiful faery tale items in their catalogue, including this amazing Forest Canopy bed. Other lovely things include the pretty Champignons toothbrush holder and Biotroph cookie jar; and twig handles to give your furniture a touch of the forest.

Jason Wingrove’s Moving Day

Moving Day from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo.

Internationally awarded director Jason Wingrove presents Moving Day, a short film in which a young girl discovers the secrets of her new home.

Forage! For Lovely Things…

Tina Payne and Richard Harmon are the UK based couple behind Forage! Design. Their travelling stall appears at festivals up and down the country, but you can also see their work online. Offerings include dainty silver ivy earrings and lovely leaf pouches, perfect accessories for faerie folk.

Magical Oddities Holiday Ornaments

We love these cute Christmas decorations from Magical Oddities. Each clear glass bauble has a dinky hand made Sugar Plum or Holly faery inside. They would look lovely hanging from a lit tree to add a little faery sparkle this holiday season.

The Art of John Pilkinton

This month we are pleased to welcome John Pilkinton as our Featured Artist. British based John is a former photographer and modelmaker who has since returned to his love of drawing. This led to the creation of ‘Les Grimoires du Faerie‘, John’s attempt to communicate with the unseen and largely ignored worlds. His work combines artistic nudes with the odd nod to art nouveau, in a very striking graphic style. John will be exhibiting in the Brick Lane Gallery, London as part of the Art in Mind Exhibition series 10-23rd April 2012.

Fantasy Jewellery By Michelle Robinson

A sculptor of some 20 years experience, Ohio-based Michelle Robinson has turned her talent to various media over the years. Previously offering one of a kind art dolls, Michelle’s main focus now is creating absolutely beautiful sculpted jewellery which incorporates precious stones collected over the years. Each one of a kind piece is sculpted in wax and cast in gold or silver in her home studio. The designs marry fantasy with Art Nouveau lines making each one a very special piece.