Fairies

I love the whole fairy thing! I am not an addict to the whole fairy story with fairy doors and little shoes and all that.. But vintage fairy images I adore! I am dreaming and painting fairies right now! Always inspired by Cicely Mary Barker, an illustrator and seamstress in 1920s. You'd know her fairies.

Cicely Mary Barker painted flower fairies... She apparentlly used children she knew as models and matched their character to those she saw in individual flowers. She also made the costumes herself and each child would stand holding the appropriate flower as she painted. Wow! Love that Cicely.

Anyhow thought I'd share!