Hundreds of artists and lovers of the fae joined together for the 2009 Midsummer Solstice at the Three Wishes Faery Festival in magical Celtic Cornwall famed by it’s folklore and legends as the only place to be along the leylines and amongst to Tors to dance with the little people at this mystical time. Follow Bubbles as children enjoy the bubble fun and atmosphere of the real Fairiesworld of Albion

Sparkle The Fairy gets creative with Josephine Wall’s husband , turning Bob Coulson into a ‘Green Man’ celebrating the 2009 Midsummer Solstice at the Three Wishes Faery Festival in magical Celtic Cornwall UK her artistic skills were everywhere to be seen, UK most prolific and popular fairy facepainting artist by far, her work is much in demand as too are her delightful fairy illustrations

Painting by Sparkle the Fairy aka Andrea Child

More great pictures here

Fhairy Strands actually, they are simply amazing! Dancing Hands Phyllis Mueller traveled from the US to Magical Celtic Cornwall to celebrate the 2009 Midsummer Solstice. There amongst the powerful energies of traditional fairies along the Ley lines she was welcomed to the magic of Albion to weave her Fhairy Strands and seen here with author and artist Linda Ravenscroft

24th June is recognised worldwide as International Fairy Day.

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Straight from the Library of The Old Librarian comes news of scribe Martin Dawber’s latest compilation of an exciting new ‘Big Book of Contemporary Illustration‘ that covers the broadest range of illustration available today.

From more than 160 international artists 1,000 images, the illustrations range over such categories as architecture, fashion, logos, manga, maps, nature, people, packaging, and pop culture. This is an essential anthology for artists, creative professionals, students, and anyone who appreciates the fine art of illustration.

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Batsford (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1906388318
ISBN-13: 978-1906388317

Big Book of Contemporary Illustration (Paperback)
by Martin Dawber (Author)

The Faeryland Calendar 2010 now available from Barnes and Noble

This exclusive and very collectable calendar showing the art of the world’s foremost Faery contemporary artists was such a success for 2009 that it sold out early.To save disappointment we present now the opportunity to purchase early your calendar requirements for 2010. Below is a preview of the calendar, all copyright references shown are not printed on the actual individual calendar pictures and therefore make very this publication very collectible with its pictures for framing later.

Juri Iida famous for her Oriental and mystical Fairies has just made a short visit to the United Kingdom to fulfil her artistic and creative desire and to begin to understand first hand the Celtic and Faerie folklore traditions that this country is steeped in.

Taking in Edinburgh, the Lake District for Beatrix Potter she then worked to and fro along St Michaels Ley line that stretches from Penzance across England to the East Coast.

It was in the beautiful village of Broadway in the Cotswolds, in the old hostlery now a famed hotel called the Lygon Arms that Juri met up with fairy artist Myrea Pettit and author David Riche. They were able to show her the historic rooms in the building where Oliver Cromwell stayed the night before the battle of Worcester 1651 and also the room that King Charles the first stayed. Its connection is with the English Civil War, for which the two main characters Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I it is most historically famous, such is the wonderment of centuries of English history for her to add to the stories of her travels.

Myrea Pettit champions environmental and conservation issues, her Last Dodo’s Ball painting has the same warning to the assembled company as voiced by Prince Charles who is now using the power of the internet to “inform and challenge” people’s thinking to tackle the world’s environmental problems.

Like Myrea’s Dodo that has been on the web for some time, Prince Charles described the internet as possibly “the most effective tool in history” as he gave a keynote speech at a Google Zeitgeist conference.

The heir to the throne said that, ultimately, the battle against climate change could only be won by every person on the planet making environmentally-conscious choices.

The Prince of Wales is also planning to stage an open-air green extravaganza, it was revealed. Charles, who has warned that climate change is the greatest challenge facing man, is hoping to host the environmental event in 2010.

It is designed to rival Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition of 1851, London’s Evening Standard newspaper reported.

Hyde Park – where Charles’s great-great-great grandfather’s exhibition was held – is a possible venue

There is a proposal to hold an outdoor event which will focus on environmental issues and and sustainability.

“It’s being considered for 2010. It’s all in the very early stages.”

Lets hope we all understand Prince Charles message that none of us should wish to go the way of the of the Dodo!

Prince Charles and the Last Dodo

Myrea has now developing her Frogsworld website to give an extra boost to Prince Charles and his frog message .

Save the Frog and Rainforests

Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow. Singer and violinist Alexander Rybak smashed the record for the most points awarded during the competition for the song ‘Fairytale’. Iceland came second, followed by Azerbaijan in third place. The UK’s entry Jade Ewen, singing a song composed by Lord Lloyd Webber came fifth.

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The Fairy tale of Lyuba the baby ‘Mammoth frozen in time’ See how the tooth fairies unravel the mystery of baby Lyuba. This not to be missed program 9th May at 12PM National Geographic Channel.

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