In "Isle of the Faeries" I tried to tie in my own idea of what a faerie would look like with possibly what early people may have viewed them like. Growing up with the version of a more Disney type of "fairy" it was a bit challenging.
I ran across many pictures that I loved but all seemed to have a more modern day "fairy". I needed to visualize a more realistic faerie or person with fae like qualities. I rediscovered the artist Brian Froud whose tiny little characters opened up my mind into a world of faerie.
His art has covered both books and movie posters. In the 1986 movie The Labryinth, his goblins came to life from his mind and the creative Jim Henson. When I began to reflect on some of Mr. Froud's drawings my own faeries were born. From the mystic's hearth they were born from elements of fire, earth, and other elements derived from nature.
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