Guardian of the magic white truffles with the Old Librarian keeper of all secrets the Mouse has been splendidly needleworked. Supplies are available from Heaven and Earth Designs exclusively

The rare pink fairy was sighted for the first time in many years in the Isle of Man today. Once a regular visitor nesting pairs have not been seen for over fifty years here prefering the warmer gulf stream they are seen in Galicia in Spain and the Azores. Probably blown off course by recent storms this visitor is not expected to stay long, twitterers please note, though you would be most welcome to the Isle of Man.

Die Feen, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris

This is Emilio Sagi's candyfloss take on Wagner's first completed opera Die Feen (The Fairies).

Wagner was only 20 but the thematic blueprint for his later works was taking shape: supernatural elements and devastating curses.

By Francis Carlin

ART EXHIBITION –

RECONNECTING V at SPRING GALLERY, THE POLY, FALMOUTH UK
from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 18th April 10 – 5 p.m (Close on Sunday)

You are invited join us during the week,
have some refreshments & Meet the artist on
Izumi 10th Friday, 13th Monday, 15th Wednesday , 18th Saturday

Reconnecting with Izumi Omori
“Spring the time for love, growth and rebirth captured in essence by Izumi Omori

Izumi’s work features the magic of growth, the miracle of flowers and then life of the trees and hedgerows, alive with bees and butteflies, Her paintings shimmer with light and living energy.
visit www.isumiomori.co.uk or contact izumi (at)magicspace.co.uk

I was inspired by the song “Hanamizuki” to draw this picture, says Hiroshi Ando a long time Japanese artist friend of Youseitakei and Fairiesworld

by Hiroshi Ando

This is one of the famous songs in Japan.

Lyrics to Dogwood Flower:

To the sky you reach out your hand
The songs of the clouds
Call you to distant lands
To the wind you call my name
Carried to the shore
The shore where I wait

A dogwood flower, I’d give to you
A blossom then, soon come to bloom

May the dreams you hold
The dreams that shine like rosen gold
Last forever
I wish for you to shine above
To radiate your endless love
May it last a hundred years from now

Summer heat weighing down on us
This boat is too weak and so in me, please trust
I will follow you
Please go ahead and I will be there soon

Queen Victoria and the Victorians loved Fairies so much so the Royal Yacht was named ‘Fairy’ , the love of the Fey became a craze for artists,authors, musicians, collectors, believers and seers for decades.

Royal yacht HMY ‘Fairy’
The iron screw yacht Fairy' was built at Blackwall by Ditchburn and Mare in 1844. It was launched and commissioned in 1845 and measured 146 feet in length by 21 feet in the beam with a tonnage of 312 burden. The 'Fairy' accompanied the 'Victoria and Albert' yacht on voyage and her first duty was to attend the Royal Yacht in Antwerp and take the Queen and Prince Albert on board for their cruise in the shallow waters of the Scheldt. It also sailed many times to Scotland during the summer months as well as conveying members of the Royal Family to and from Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. She was replaced by the 'Alberta' in 1863 and finally broken up in 1868.

Queen Victoria's Royal Yacht 'Fairy'

The term originates in Paracelsus, who describes sylphs as invisible beings of the air, fairies in fact, this elemental of air is clearly visible in this unique photograph taken by paranormal expert Steve Cooper

Sylph a Fairy of the air over Swan Lake

A spectacular 1st anniversary of the London Movieum opens 12th March. Terry English The Worlds Finest Armourer has invited Myrea Pettit and David Riche of Fairies World to The Anniversary Celebration and to the opening of THE BEATLES EXHIBITION showing rare unseen photographs of the group. Terry is a fan and collector of Myrea’s original fairy pictures, he has also made an amazing bespoke Armour breast plate for Myrea which she has modelled and presented on stage with Terry at the National Space Centre.

The Beatles Exhibition London 2009

1st Anniversary Celebration London Movieum

Rites of Spring and a World Fairy Festival Organised by Kay Clover and Jill Din will take place on Petersfield Heath Petersfield Hampshire to celebrate
May 2nd & 3rd – Saturday and Sunday
Music Hill on Petersfield Heath
Petersfield
Hampshire
United Kingdom

A three year Worldwide Advertising Campaign for Tourism Ireland started February 2009 for Dublin. Millions of visitors to the Magic of Northern and Southern Ireland will be enchanted by the amazing folklore and hospitality of this country will be touched with the magic of the Fairy’s footprints

I still have the mark on the end of my nose,
Footprints from the fairy`s toes,
I think they`re speckled,
But some say they`re freckled.
There was a fairy on my nose!

There was a fairy on my nose
by Joannda Riche