Josephine Wall Fantasy Weekend

Friday 5th October – Mon 8th October

A very unique opportunity.

Meet Josephine in person and her lovely husband Bob who will be staying with us at the Manor on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday evening there will be a gourmet buffet and complimentary glass of Champagne.

Enchanting magical entertainment including Harp music.

Josephine will be happy to have informal chats with you in the relaxed atmosphere of the manor about all aspects of her work and inspiration for her paintings and sculptures.

( Perhaps even pick up a few of her secrets..!! )
You will be able to view or buy a range of her products including:
Original paintings
Limited Edition Prints
Signed books
Greeting cards, Puzzles etc

Visitors and non residents are welcome to come along and meet Josephine during the weekend (by prior arrangement), and perhaps take away a signed book with a personalised message.

To book for this event contact Maggie & Ric please contact us or call us on +44(1983)730215

Cost £29.50 per person for Saturday evening gourmet champagne buffet and entertainment.
10% discount for resident guests.

Jane Sullivan, formerly known as Jane Bulfin (Calligraphy Society of Cork, 1990-1989), is now resident in France, where her new calligraphy club is called “les Amis de l’Alphabet”.
She is concentrating on her fairy artwork and has recently published a delightful book entitled Rachel ‘Un Conte de Fées- A Fairy Story. Jane’s Website and you can contact Jane here

RACHEL A Fairy Story by Jane Sullivan

A major publication from Brian Froud his ‘World of Faerie’ and his image of faeries due to be published October 2007 scythes through popular fairy art and Disney type fairies. One mans dedicated vision, undoubtedly his greatest single work a thesis based on knowledge, artistic skill, eloquent and passionately written, illustrated with some never before seen images. It seeks maturity in the tide of current commercial perception of fairy, on this point alone Froud will continue to be revered. Having read an advance copy I can see exactly where he is coming from having had the privilege to share time with him and his wife in deepest Dartmoor, in this book he opens the door to his home, the truth of the mistletoe (see image), his studio, and his creative inspirations, his work may be seen as wild and incomprehensible especially to those influenced by lack of folklore knowledge and vision, yet energy bursts artistically from every page with detailed explanation. His timing to publish on the current wave of juvenile images and enthusiasm such a volume is a brave and welcome lesson for adolescent artists to reach maturity he will undoubtedly be regarded with awe and devotion. This book is a must have, an insight into faerie genius.

Myrea Pettit

An Imaginosis Book

Published October 2007 by Insight Editions, an imprint of Palace Press Int’l
Number of pages 178- ISBN:978-1-933784-13-4

Cloth:$40.00 – Trim 11.5 inches x 9.5 inches

‘The Sun’ breaks the news to tell the kids …

WHEN your tooth falls out a special fairy in a white coat whisks it away.

She won't leave a £ pound/ $ dollar under your pillow — but Mummy and Daddy will give HER 900 gold coins.

This hurts more than a tooth falling out.

In return, the tooth fairy will make a potion in her magical castle that will stop you getting nasty diseases when you are older.
The Sun

The Barnes and Noble 2008 Faeryland Calendar is now available to order.

This highly sought after enchanting calendar brings together twelve stunning interpretations of faeryland by contemporary artists Kajsa Flinkfeldt, Jessica Galbreth, Linda Ravenscroft, Josephine Wall, with vignettes by Myrea Pettit, and the inspiring words of writers from Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Gerald Manley Hopkins.

Barnes & Noble Calendars

U.S. $11.95 / Canada $15.95

isbn-13:978-0-7607-9352-7

isbn-10:0-7607-9352-2

We all know fairy tales at Gretna normally apply to the famous weddings that take place there but today that all changed with their football teams success working through the divisions year on year to top division one today read about it here

I was wondering how I could add a fairy book to your news section or books section?
Thanks very much.
David Boyle

Of course David , we are only too happy to help and encourage our visitors to buy your book
Good luck from the Fairies

Leaves the World to Darkness

A new novel by David Boyle (The Real Press, £9.99)

A story about fairies, enchantment, Byron and the mysteries of the English countryside: when 12-year-old Harry Weston finds his unnaturally ancient grandparents dead in 1912, it leads him and his descendants on a long search for the truth about them – what happened before the disappearance of their sister, how was Lord Byron involved, and the peculiar truth about their home, perched between our own world and the mysterious world of faery.

www.therealpress.co.uk

24 June is International Fairy Day come and celebrate the midsummer festivities At Colliford Lake Park, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK from 22-24 June incl.

There will be guest musicians and bands during the fairytastic 3 day fairy festival!, including The Mediaeval Baebes, Daughters of Gaia, Priscilla Hernández (SPAIN), Daughters of Elvin, Beck Sian (Cousin of Kate Bush), Elizabeth-Jane Baldry, Magicfolk, Soul Path, Elfin Spiral, plus more!

There will also be a magical midsummer faery masquerade and procession (Sat 23rd), dancing fire faeries, wing and wand making workshops with the Fairy Land Trust, and a magical faery fashion show (Why not enter our fairy model competition)!

You can browse the faery craft market with clothes, headdresses, wings, wands, arts and other fairy goodies and gifts! and fairy art, with personal appearances and signings by celebrated fairy artists. Every artist in attendance is a guest of honour at the 3 Wishes Faery Fest 2007!

There will be various trading areas at the festival, to include the Pixie Pitches in the Faery Market, Faery Kingdom pitches in the main arena, the mysterious Goblin Grove! and the Mystic Marquee. Come and join us to celebrate the wonderful world of faeries with magic, enchantment & infinite wishes for all!…

Jen Watts from Adelaide Australia who’s TV show The Fairies has been so successful is about to spread the Fairies message around the world. The childrens program has been sold for TV presentation to USA and UK and a number of other countries.

With more and more parents concerns that their children’s young lives should be influenced understanding the need to protect the environment and the issues of greenhouse gases and pollution , protection of flora and fauna and the beauty of a better world for the next generations, and the addition of innocent fun.

Expect enthusiasm from children worldwide for Fairy Harmony and Fairy Rhapsody and their fairy friends with message to build hope for the future.

See more here

Priscilla Hernandez has with the music and lyrics of her CD ‘Ancient Shadows’ found a gem of magic in her song the Willows Lullaby which is achieving world wide recognition for her singing, songwriting and her lyrics , produced on a captivating video by the genius of director Hector Corcin.
Priscilla Hernandez: The Willow’s Lullaby – The best bloopers are hereOne cannot fail to be totally enraptured by her twilight world something we all share yet many fail to recognise are those deep thoughts just as we fall to sleep and also as we slowly wake from our dreams, to reality. Spare some thoughts for the willow and beware..
Beware …
Beware …
go to find a safer place to rest
When you hear the willow’s hiss
beware if you dare dream neath its leaves
beware, go to find a safer place

It mourns the forest that it once dwelt
It mourns the birds that had left their nests
and flew away …

When the willow sings half alive
it releases all the pain it hides inside
if you hear its song alone
You fall sleep and your soul is gone

This willow has bitter heart
This willow has bitter soul
so…
Beware…

Priscilla Hernandez: The Willow’s Lullaby – The best bloopers are here