A new series with Warwick Davis ‘Weekend Escapes’ is starting on 11th April on ITV at 8pm – AND the Willow Appreciation Society peeps are appearing in the first episode!!!
…..The family’s first stop is the middle of an enchanted wood in Launceston where they meet a group of locals dressed up as fairies, pixies, wood elves, merfaes (half mermaid and half fairy) and other woodland creatures. The Willow Appreciation Society meet up regularly in costume to keep the area’s legends and mystical stories alive.
Warwick says: “Cornwall isn’t all about cream teas and scrumpy it’s a county brimming with magic, mystery and plenty of strange surprises if you scratch beneath the surface.”
You’ll find FAE magazine‘s Editor Karen Kay in the woods with Warwick Davis and his family.
The existence of fairies has long been dismissed and resigned to the realm of children’s books and Disney films.
However Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer John Hyatt claims he now has proof the creatures are real and are residing in the Rossendale Valley.
And he is on a mission to get more adults to believe and ‘bring a bit of magic into their lives.’
John Hyatt, Director of Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design (MIRIAD) at Manchester Metropolitan University snapped images of what he claims are the tiny winged creatures whilst out photographing the Lancashire landscape over the last two years.
Source: Manchester Evening News
It’s spring here in the UK! And for the FIRST TIME EVER we feature a man (or rather an Elf) on the cover of FAE! Some of you might recognize him as as our Elven friend, Ian Hencher, and he is joined by the gorgeous Natalie Phillips. Photographed by Sian Robertson.
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We welcome Wendy Froud with her new regular column! It’s very exciting for us to hear from the house faeries in the Froud’s home.
We also welcome Christa Thompson, aka the Fairytale Traveler!
This edition also features a ‘Mermaid special’ with amazing underwater images of mermaids by photographers Chris Crumley and Robert Minnick, plus you’ll see the moment when a faery and a mermaid meet!
We also look at the cheeky world of Faery Burlesque with Emmannuelle Claire as the ‘Powder Puff Fairy’.
We visit Lala Land in Springtime and the delightful felt creations of Lalabug Designs.
You’ll see some very colourful folk modelling Avalon Elf Coats with stunning views of Glastonbury Tor in the background, photographed by Gordon C Burns. Artist and musician, Julie Carter shares news of her latest album Mirrorland, and Hannah Titania interviews her famous mother, ‘Fiona of the Seals’!
Felicity Fyr Le Fay shows us how to protect ourselves using unicorn magic! Yoga Faerie, Natty Lotus Flowers shows us another position to try. Doreen Virtue shares another insight, from her Magical Mermaids & Dolphins Oracle Cards, and Solaris Faery Astrology shares her predictions for the months ahead. We also return to the ancient Isles with Bryony Whistlecraft, and Gary & Ruth Colcombe write about the old ones and the gentry…We hope you enjoy this jam-packed edition of FAE!
For the first time in four years we have put up the price of FAE by 25p ($1 US/CAN)
The good news is…we are freezing the subscription cost at the 2013 prices!
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We are VERY pleased and excited to announce a regular ‘Froud’s’ column in FAE Magazine – Faeries and Enchantment!!! The first column will appear in our spring edition!
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Brian & Wendy Froud will also be appearing at the upcoming Avalon Faery Fayre + Steampunk Market
at Glastonbury Town Hall, Somerset, UK
on 8th & 9th March
It’s ‘Full Steam Ahead’ for the spring Avalon Faery Ball, Faery Fayre and Steampunk Market at Glastonbury Town Hall (Somerset, UK). With special guests BRIAN & WENDY FROUD, Josephine Wall, Paul Kidby, Aaron Pocock, SteamFae Hannah Titania… Music from Seas Of Mirth, Love Street Band,Faereality, Steampunk Morris +more!!!
Due to a double booking, the good Professor Elemental will no longer be attending this event, but, he WILL be performing at 3 Wishes Faery Fest instead 🙂
Celebrated artists and crafts folk from within the faery community. Entry to the Faery Fayre is FREE and opens between 10.30 – 5pm on Sat 8th March and from 11am – 4.30pm on Sun 9th March 2014. Faery Ball tickets are £23
As part of the Frome Festival (SW UK), Students of all local schools, their families, friends and everyone in Frome are invited by The Frome Times, Kumon Frome Study Centre and Absolutely Fabulous Costume Hire to attempt the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Number of People Dressed as Characters from the Wizard of Oz.
The attempt to beat the current record of 446 will take place on Sunday 13th July 2014.
The registration fee is only £1 per participant and all money raised will be used to buy books for participating schools. A free assembly with local author, David Gatward, on the theme of the Wizard of Oz is available for all schools taking part. At these sessions characters from the book will also appear! These will be great events to tie in with World Book day in March 2014. Schools will be provided with flyers and a poster to help promote the event. A number of other events to promote this Guinness World Record attempt will also be running in Frome, including art sessions, reading sessions and the showing of the original film at the Westway Cinema after the record attempt.
Visit www.funtodressup.co.uk for updates and details
Festive Faery wishes for a peaceful and joyful Christmas/Yule and a Very Happy 2014!
May all your heartfelt dreams and wishes come true
With love and light from FAE HQ!
xXx
COVER COMPETITION!
Closing date for submissions is MONDAY 20th January 2014
COVER COMPETITION RULES
The themes are Spring – Summer – Autumn or Winter
You may send a photo or photo art for any or all of the seasons.
Please make sure you have high resolution images (300 dots per inch).
If your photo is part of a set – please feel free to send the set.
Photos must be original and not have been published or pending publication anywhere else (that includes facebook and other social networking sites)
You must either own the copyright of the photo, or provide us with written permission from the copyright holder (this is usually the photographer)
Please familiarise yourself with our previous photographic covers so you can see the type of artistic style we are looking for.
Your photo must be original, high quality and eye catching, and be suitable for a cover. Photoshopped images are also acceptable.
TERMS – IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
No correspondence shall be entered into, and the editors decision is final. By sending in your photo you agree for it to appear on the cover, or inside the magazine. We reserve the right to feature your photo as part of any future FAE magazine promotions.
EMAIL YOUR PHOTOS TO info@faemagazine.com
and finally … GOOD LUCK!!!
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YOUR ADVERT IN SPRING ISSUE OF FAE!
This offer is only open until 31st December!
For a limited period we are offering 50% OFF! A quarter page advert (including design if required), so that’s £75 instead of £150! So please reserve your space now – you can pay in the new year!
Reach out to the heart of the worldwide faerie community and showcase your business by placing an advert in FAE Faeries and Enchantment magazine. Our in-house designers can also design your ad for you if required. Our readers are loyal and like to collect every issue, which means your advert never ends! Which equates as great value for money.
Email us to reserve your ad space: info@faemagazine.com
FAE likes to encourage new and small businesses as well as more established companies, and we have advert sizes to reflect all needs and budgets. FAE is environmentally produced and is 100% carbon neutral and printed on FSC accredited paper.
SUBSCRIBE TO FAE!
COVER COMPETITION!
The last time we ran a cover competition we were inundated with entries, so we are really looking forward to seeing your ideas once again! We are slightly changing the rules this time, so please ensure you read the RULES carefully before sending your submissions.
COVER COMPETITION RULES
The themes are Spring – Summer – Autumn or Winter
You may send a photo or photo art for any or all of the seasons.
Please make sure you have high resolution images (300 dots per inch).
If your photo is part of a set – please feel free to send the set.
Photos must be original and not have been published or pending publication anywhere else (that includes facebook and other social networking sites)
You must either own the copyright of the photo, or provide us with written permission from the copyright holder (this is usually the photographer)
Please familiarise yourself with our previous photographic covers so you can see the type of artistic style we are looking for.
Your photo must be original, high quality and eye catching, and be suitable for a cover. Photoshopped images are also acceptable.
TERMS – IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
No correspondence shall be entered into, and the editors decision is final. By sending in your photo you agree for it to appear on the cover, or inside the magazine. We reserve the right to feature your photo as part of any future FAE magazine promotions.
EMAIL YOUR PHOTOS TO info@faemagazine.com
Closing date for submissions is MONDAY 20th January 2014
and finally … GOOD LUCK!!!
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While Santa is busy preparing his sleigh for the big night! We here at FAE HQ are already working on the spring edition of the mag for your faery delight! And we have news of a…
COVER COMPETITION!
The last time we ran a cover competition we were inundated with entries, so we are really looking forward to seeing your ideas once again! We are slightly changing the rules this time, so please ensure you read the RULES carefully before sending your submissions.
COVER COMPETITION RULES
The themes are Spring – Summer – Autumn or Winter
You may send a photo or photo art for any or all of the seasons.
Please make sure you have high resolution images (300 dots per inch).
If your photo is part of a set – please feel free to send the set.
Photos must be original and not have been published or pending publication anywhere else (that includes facebook and other social networking sites)
You must either own the copyright of the photo, or provide us with written permission from the copyright holder (this is usually the photographer)
Please familiarise yourself with our previous photographic covers so you can see the type of artistic style we are looking for.
Your photo must be original, high quality and eye catching, and be suitable for a cover. Photoshopped images are also acceptable.
TERMS – IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
No correspondence shall be entered into, and the editors decision is final. By sending in your photo you agree for it to appear on the cover, or inside the magazine. We reserve the right to feature your photo as part of any future FAE magazine promotions.
EMAIL YOUR PHOTOS TO info@faemagazine.com
Closing date for submissions is MONDAY 20th January 2014
and finally … GOOD LUCK!!!
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YOUR ADVERT IN SPRING ISSUE OF FAE!
For a limited period we are offering 50% OFF! A quarter page advert (including design if required), so that’s £75 instead of £150! This offer is only open until 31st December! So please reserve your space now – you can pay in the new year!
Reach out to the heart of the worldwide faerie community and showcase your business by placing an advert in FAE Faeries and Enchantment magazine. Our in-house designers can also design your ad for you if required. Our readers are loyal and like to collect every issue, which means your advert never ends! Which equates as great value for money.
Email us to reserve your ad space: info@faemagazine.com
FAE likes to encourage new and small businesses as well as more established companies, and we have advert sizes to reflect all needs and budgets. FAE is environmentally produced and is 100% carbon neutral and printed on FSC accredited paper.
We wish you a faery christmas!
Hello faery peeps 🙂
We thought we would let you know our recommended last posting dates for our faerie friends worldwide! We have also suggested a few gift ideas and stocking fillers to help your festive celebrations be full of fairy magic and love!
The ultimate gift would be a SUBSCRIPTION to FAE Magazine!
Take a look at THE FAE SHOP for more magical gift ideas 🙂
Christmas faerie illustrations by Liselotte Eriksson
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Exclusive Artist Interview
with AARON POCOCK
by Karen Kay
Intro: Aaron Pocock is well on the way the being funded in his super successful Kickstarter campaign! and at the time of sending out this newsletter, he has received pledges for $6,614 of his $7000 target! And he has 14 days to go! so come on faeries! Let’s help him reach his target and some!
Karen: Many of of our readers will know you from your illustrations in FAE over the years. You seem to have the ability to transfer a written brief into the most amazing art, filled with passion and emotion, and of course faery-tale magic! So, can you tell us how your artistic journey began?
Aaron: My artistic journey began at a very young age. I was a shy child, awkward around people, art provided me not only with an outlet for my emotions but a way to bridge the gap I felt. drawing was a way I could express how I felt about the world and it soon became a way to entertain others. To this day I enjoy inspiring other people. My earliest memories of drawing involve me sketching on my bedroom wall, I don’t remember getting into trouble for it, but I’m pretty sure I would have (chuckles). Comics and movies fuelled my imagination and as I got older, I filled page after page in my sketchbooks copying the work of my favourite artists.
Karen: So, what was it they led to the path of faerie art? Was there a specific experience or moment that led you in that direction? Were you pixie led! 🙂 ?
Aaron: In my early 20’s, I lived for three years in North Wales. I used to go on walks and sit in quiet forests, on rocks by the streams that ran through the area and just listen. I’ve always been very ‘open’. My sketchbooks thereafter contained more and more Fae folk. they often appeared to me in dreams, too… sprites and faery queens, and wee folk. When I moved to Australia, I had a dream experience with an indeginous Faery. Thankfully I’ve kept dream journals for the past 15 years or so- my night time wanderings are always full of mystery and magic.
When I eventually came across the work of Brian Froud and Alan Lee in my mid 20’s with their brilliant ‘Faeries’ book, I was entranced. Faeries have been a major subject of my work ever since.
Karen: Ah ha! So there’s no going back now! I’m sure your fans are very happy about that! What is it about the art styles and interpretation of the fae realms by Brian Froud and Alan Lee that inspires you?
Aaron: *laughs* Simple, those guys have obviously been touched by the Fae Realms. I felt the connection the minute I saw their art. Brian Froud’s work has all the mischief and raw emotion of Faery, his sketches and his finished art is loaded with energy, Alan Lee’s work has an ethereal quality I’d die for and his work perfectly elemental, and he represents nature so beautifully. Aside from that, they’re both wizards, technically…
Karen: Strongly agree! So, as your art goes out into the world, in magazines such as FAE and various book covers, and stamps! What are your plans for books etc? And can you tell us a bit about your current kickstarter campaign?
Aaron: Yes, I try and get it out there as best I can from this side of the world (chuckles), you guys are in the centre of things over there! I’m currently working hard to make this Kickstarter book happen (with the aid of all the wonderful people who’ve pledged and shared the links to the project, of course). It’s a ‘How To’ book for Fantasy Art enthusiasts covering drawing, line art and watercolours. I’ve got high hopes for this book as I’m basing a whole business plan around it, leading to a kind of online art school… hopefully, more books will follow, along with tuition videos and possibly the chance of some one-on-one tuition. I’m also currently looking at streaming live so people get a chance to interact with me as I work. It’s been an exciting year so far…
Karen: I’m sure this kickstarter campaign will be a success for you Aaron as I know how hard you work, and art really is your life, and music of course! But that’s another interview!
So how long do people have to pledge? And can they do so? As I know many FAE readers will wish to see this manifest for you, and we get to see another beautiful book by Aaron!
Aaron: Thank you Karen! I don’t think I could live without art (and music) to be honest. Regarding the Kickstarter Book’ ‘The Fantasy Artroom (Book one- Detail and Whimsy), we still have 16 days to go, it’s currently at 85% so it’s looking good. Of course, we’re open to receiving more pledges. If the funding is covered, I’ll be putting a new stretch goal together so people will receive even more for their efforts… As I said, it’s been an exciting ride.
A word to those thinking about launching a kickstarter project… Do your homework, talk to people who’ve done it, and be prepared for a roller-coaster ride! And thanks in advance to anybody who backs the project, this is going to be a great book.
Karen: Thank you Aaron for taking to time to chat about this exciting project, please keep me updated about the progress, so I can inform our readers. Wishing you the very best of luck from myself and everyone at FAE 🙂
SUPPORT AARON’S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN HERE
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