The Avalon Faerie Ball and Fayre - Glastonbury and The Magical Faerie Fest - Canterbury

At the Magical Faery Festival in Canterbury, April 2011 - Photo by Leon Staden

As Medusa at the Avalon Faery Ball in Glastonbury March 2011 - Photo by Gordon Burns

My Stall at the Avalon Faery Fayre...

Glastonbury Tor Pilgrimage

With Artist Esther Remmington

A wonderful time was had at both faerie events, I met so many lovely, magical people, sold some art and got very inspired!

Roll on more events! xx

Featured Artist in Faenation!

Hello all!

I do have some new art to show you, but Mercury Retrograde was unkind to me leaving me with a broken scanner, a3 printer amongst other things! So I'll post my new work up as soon as possible. However in other news: I am the Featured Artist in Faenation this month! Yippeee!

Please go and have a look and say Hi, it's a beautiful site and a must for all faery fans...

Much love,

L

The Spark

She brings the spark of life, of love, creativity and hope when you need it the most. When winter seems too long, the moon too dark, and people too cold, she will weave her shimmering web of ether for you, and illuminate the night.

She watches her hand with focus and care, and creates something new; something gold, silver, sparkling and blue.

Just as she creates her own magic, she shows you how to create your own. Never forget you have the power to create yourself, hopeful and new each day. The spark of light and love is always within you, she is just here to remind you...
Imbolc Blessings ***

Even Faeries get the blues...

It's true. Sometimes the bad news of the world gets to the brightest soul. You should see this fae on a good day... she is the lightning spark of the party.
But not today, sometimes what she sees around the human world weighs heavily on her heart.
But instead of hiding her heart away, she wears it on her sleeve; she'll cry, she'll sob, drink a cup of steaming tea and give you a hug. She'll notice a spark of kindness in your eyes, and she'll start to smile again. Just be gentle... and be kind.

Butterfly Whisper... Fae Take Over :)

The Fae muse take over continues... and long may she reign!

Something has been going on over the course of this blog, something which feels I don't need to sleep, or do practical normal things. Something, however that I'm loving so much. The muse is here, and she is rocking my world.

I planned something more simple today, after yesterday's Fae fox. But I'm happy to say 'Butterflies Whisper' isn't too simple. I was definitely in need of a more gentle energy. I tried to draw a sleeping fae (it's a hint, to remind the powers that be, that I, unlike Bon Jovi, enjoy a lil sleep once in a while!) but that didn't work, and so here we have her... delicate, gentle, at one with her surroundings and listening to the rhythmic whisper of the butterflies... I hope you like her.

The Fae Fox

This sketch appeared on my page this evening with a fox at her side. I'm not sure what to write about her at the moment, as I'm exhausted, and will hopefully be able to write and draw more coherently tomorrow! Perhaps a more simple sketch tomorrow... ;) As I can't write, I'll leave the words to you guys....

Iris of the Woods...

Iris of the Woods, in the deep blue night. Holds out her moon white hand, and leads you through the shadows to where the faeries play at midnight.
Still as a statue she looks back to the places she has been. Lost in a reverie; a graveyard dream.
Then, in the flicker of an eye, she flashes you a blood red smile, and dances into the thickening mist.
You look to the place where she used to stand, but all you see is cobwebs, and a key in your hand...

Faery Cordelia...

Faery Cordelia... telling me how it is! Wait a minute... hasn't she stolen my pocket watch?
'No' she says 'I haven't stolen it, I'm borrowing it, and if you want it back you'll have to catch up with me!'
:)

Lunar Day 7 - Mesmerising....

Sink into dream; these enchanted depths,
The Realm of muted wisdom'
Annwyn Beneath the Waves.

Please click on image to see full size.

Apologies for the lack of words today, I am tired... the picture and this song by 'Faith and the Muse' is my offering.... :)

Lunar Day 3... I Told You So!

So, the thing is, I really wasn't planing on drawing this! But since when did plans come into the faerie equation eh?

I started out sketching Gordon watching the 'The Bear Family and Me' however I was watching the Bears and the lights were all ambient and dim, so... that went out the window, I did a quick simple sketch of Hope (a beautiful, feisty bear cub), which I will put up here, but Star is sitting on it at the moment and she looks very comfy, plus it's too small to count as my picture a day.
I tried a more detail picture, but I was getting grumpy, and I knew it was a bit late in the day for an epic bear picture (which is a shame, one day soon there will be an epic bear picture!)...

So I was about to lose my grumpy rag, and as I was doodling, She appeared on the page with these words on her lips 'I told you so!'...

And so she came to life on my page (with no help from me I hope you understand...) and she certainly is... well she certainly is her faerie self! Her name is Callista, with something debonair as a surname which didn't exactly roll off the tongue...

I will be making a painting of her.. I doubt whether I'll have much choice in that one...