With perfect timing of ghosts ghoulies and dark imagination I have just received the most wonderful Halloween book gift, from the author Jasmine Becket-Griffith a long time artist friend whom I have greatly admired from the start of her breathtaking career in Gothic Art. Not a book for the lighthearted but for anyone who appreciates Art in all its forms, this book is a triumph for Contemporary Artists that exposes every facet, with every continent and artistic medium represented it is an unique vision of the Gothic asthetic of dark disturbing appeal and a sure fire winner for artists that deserve mainstream recognition.

“Thank you Jasmine, keep dancing in the Dark! Congratulations”

We always thought that Absinthe the banned green drink made famous by artists at the Moulin Rouge in Paris,which is now finding favor again worldwide was the tipple to see the Green Fairy.  It seems however a new millennium fairy liquid is causing a stir of greater proportions ‘Slivovica’ a Wallachian plum brandy,
A court in the Czech city of Olomouc in a mountainous region in the south-east corner of Moravia is to deliver its verdict in one of the oddest legal disputes in the country’s history.

The court must decide whether Mr Polivka is the true “king” of the fairy-tale realm.

Lets hope the verdict is not blurred by the glasses we’ve just downed in a local pub in the mountainous region in the south-east corner of Moravia. Read the full story here

To help promote Myrea’s latest painting, ‘Death of a Fairy’ and to encourage people to donate to the Save the Children Fund, Fairies World has added a new page to the site all about Dead Fairies and Fairy Funerals.

We hope you like it.

Move over, Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel: The Disney Fairies are on their way.

Preparing for the Oct. 28 release of a straight-to-DVD animated children’s movie about Tinker Bell, Walt Disney World is about to open a walk-through attraction in the Magic Kingdom based on, and featuring, that pixie and four other Disney Fairies characters.

The Disney Fairies are a new set of characters, developed for books, movies, Internet games and merchandise, that expand the role of the always-popular Tinker Bell. Four DVD movies are in the works. The theme park’s Pixie Hollow attraction opens Oct. 24 in Mickey’s Toontown Fair.

“This is a franchise that is soon to be like our princesses franchise,” declared Francois Leroux, a vice president of character programs with Walt Disney World Entertainment, who introduced the characters to the media on Wednesday in downtown Orlando.

For full story by Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer - 25th September 2008

“Every child is a Fairy deserving an enchanted childhood, my picture shocks even me, yet this is reality and is happening now in the 21st century. Please take a moment to take in such horror and allow your conscience to stop this happening. A regular donation to Save the Children will help to ease the pain and suffering of children, the fairies of our world.”

Myrea Pettit

The UN are meeting on 25 September 2008 to discuss the goals they set to tackle poverty. We want them to ‘get on track’ with their goal to cut child deaths by two-thirds by 2015. Progress on this goal has been slow – 10 million children still die every year, mostly from preventable causes. That’s appalling.

We want you to join tens of thousands of people around the world who are demanding that the UN uses this meeting to ‘get on track’ to stop millions of child deaths. At the current rate the goal won’t be met until 2045. That’s an unacceptable 30 years late!

Add your voice by sending a message to the UK’s Ambassador to the UN, urging him to make sure the September meeting results in concrete actions to cut child deaths, not more missed opportunities.

Click here to visit the Save The Children Campaign

Fairy cakes are a delicacy as delicate as the name Fairy suggests but choking to death after an “impromptu” challenge by a friend to see who could eat the most fairy cakes is the unfortunate result of Monkeying with the fairies.

For your entertainment we have recently adding a new flash based Matching Pairs Game featuring the artwork of Myrea Pettit to the Fairies World website.

We hope you enjoy it and always would appreciate any feedback you have.

Salman Rushdie finds his literary roots with his latest book the Enchantress of Florence. Bad faeries, witches, ogres, sorcerers, and imaginary queens and dragons, be enchanted by this fantasy love potion from one of England’s leading literary figures

Make a date in your diary

6:00pm 30th October 2007, Cambridge University, Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road Cambridge.

Supanee first introduced her “Dream Art” to the public at an exhibition in Thailand in aid of the Red Cross. Following on from the success of this first exhibit Supanee has gone on to show her works of art at numerous public and private events. Always in aid of her favorite charities. Her works now adorn the walls of many private patrons and public buildings, such as banks, offices and hospitals and on the Internet for everyone to enjoy.

Supanee’s works have been described as “unique” that they “combine both art and emotion reminiscent of Dualist presentation or impressionism. “Some view her works as an artistic curiosity, others the object of inspiration. Some simply see the dreamscapes of a talented artist. All agree that the vibrant colours and shapes defy convention. We will leave you to find them in your own truths and look forward to seeing you in Cambridge.

To find out more about the artist and her work go here

Myrea of Fairiesworld with her friend Dreamartist Supanee

The legends of Leprechauns and little people from the Emerald Isle have long fascinated Myrea Pettit she recently set out on a quick trip to find out for herself if they would make themselves known to her.

See her story here