Cinderella's Fairy Godmother

I am a sucker for old fashioned fairy tales, and one of my favorite is Disney's Cinderella. There are many charming moments in the film but Bippity Boppity Boo contains all the elements that make the classic Disney films great: magic, humor and unabashed sentimentality. 

I love sentimentality, and resist the sophisticated who scoff at sentiment as if it should be relegated to rubes and dolts. If you can watch this clip without having your pants charmed off, you are made of asbestos.

 Enjoy!

Merry

French Fantasy Artist Olivier Ledroit

Olivier Ledroit is one of the top French comic book artists. The quality of his work makes me regard him as a graphic novel artist instead. He is best known for The Black Moon Chronicles and is considered one of the founding fathers of the BD Gothique genre.

He is also a stellar fairy artist.

Here are some examples of his work:

For more information about Olivier Ledroit and his art, visit the Lambiek Comiclopedia: 

http://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/ledroit_o.htm

Cheers,  Merry

Jessica Galbreth Fairy Art

One of the fairy artists who most inspired me is Jessica Galbreth. She is from Ohio and started her interest in the fair folk when she was a child. Here is an image from her page at the Sorcerer's Library:

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/jessica_galbreth/jg_mainpage.htm 

If you are interested in becoming familiar with more fantasy artists, visit: 

 The Sorcerer's Library

Cheers, 

Merry

Silver Spoon Jewelry

OK, so this isn't exactly fairy related, but Christmas is around the corner, and Hanukkah is even closer!  I met the owners of Silver Spoon Jewelry a few years ago at the California Gift Show, and fell in love with their designs. 

 

Silver Spoon Jewelry began by making individual pieces from real antique silver spoons. Eventually, they couldn't keep up with the orders, so they made molds from their most popular pieces and  crafted high quality jewelry from the molds.

Here is a design that resembles a fairy - they call her "Phoebe." And of course, her friend, the Angel!

Look closely and you will recognize the handle ends of two different spoon patterns, crafted into a heart design.

I am a huge Octopus fan, This one is made from antique forks!









Check out Silver Spoon Jewelry at their official website by clicking HERE

Happy shopping!

Merry Clingen
Merry's Twisted Fairies

Merry's Blue Fairy

Sometimes I just gotta draw a sweet fairy. This one I drew a few years ago, and painted her in Photoshop. Imagine her leading a small child out of the woods to keep her safe from the Twisted Fairies who live there!

Here is the creature my Blue Fairy warned you about! You can find her at my Cafe Press Store:

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Merry's Twisted Fairies

I enjoy blogging about all kinds of fairy art, but don't want to neglect my own Twisted Fairy images, which are available as greeting cards and other items.

Merry's Twisted Fairies aren't your typical fairies. They are in fact, "Creepadorable." 

Here are a few examples I created for the recent Halloween season:

 

Merry's Twisted Fairies Cards and other items are available at http://www.cafepress.com/merrystwistedfairies

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book

Have you ever opened an antique volume of poetry and discovered a pressed flower (image courtesy of The Roland School on Flicker )?

However, if you looked more closely, you might have noticed a flattened fairy preserved among the posies. If so, you might have your hands on Lady Cottington's journal.

Of course, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book is the brainchild of fairy illustrator Brian Froud and author Terry Jones. If you have never seen it before, it is worth a look!

Check it out at World of Froud

And don't forget to visit Merry's Twisted Fairies at Cafe Press:
http://www.cafepress.com/merrystwistedfairies

Cheers, Merry

Fairy Tale Parodies

The release of Shrek in 2001 brought about a renewed interest in parodies of well-known fairy tales. However, doing send-ups of the classics is nothing new.

In the 1960, a series of recordings were released that poked fun at Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty using "spoonerisms"  for comic effect.

Rindercella and Beeping Sleauety can still make me laugh when the "Prandsome Hince" will "lurch all over the sand" for the "Princiful Beautress."



Check them out on YouTube:

Beeping Sleauty by Archie Campbell

Rindercella as told by Steven Daniels

Enjoy!

Work in Progress: Winter Warrior Fairy

This fairy is a work in progress. I've trying out different color schemes and feel I'm getting close. Te background and the Wolf familiar still need work at the drawing board, but I am hopeful this will be a successful image.

I hope to have her ready for the Holidays!

Halloween is over, but Twisted Fairies are always in season! You can still check out Merry's Twisted Fairies at CafePress Merry's Twisted Fairies

Happy November everybody!