“Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc.”
― Brian Froud

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I’m giving away my first children’s book as a PDF on my Gumroad site. But you can also pay what you’d like. 👉 https://t.co/dz9f41Dz9a

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The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland.

'Between Worlds' by Kevin Crossley-Holland and --> https://t.co/c5riaLh96h

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Happy Fairy nobility may have all the ballads and folktales told about them but don't overlook the smaller, mischievous fae. The hay fever pollen fairies are the bane of my summer!

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Happy Book Lovers Day from this enthusiastic bibliophile!
Check out my newest literary illustration!

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I love illustrating folk tales!
Here's my recent collaboration with Popshot Quarterly for a piece written by Anastasia Gammon.

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w/the ART of VIKTOR VASNETSOV(1848-1926)-A Russian artist who known for his & inspired
-Alyonushka
-3 princesses of the Underground Kingdom
-Bogatyrs
-The Flying Carpet

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FOUND OLD stuff from like April that I decided to finish... this is Miho as the main character from The poor Man's Vineyard (Hungarian Folktales) Because...... she did this... rode on a gold horse and was gay 💞

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The Nez Perce, a group indigenous to the western US , have a pretty cool tale for the origin of fire. The tale can be found in the current issue of MUSE, along with other articles all about fire! Click here to read their folktale https://t.co/uFQsIf8x9v

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Detailed digital illustration of the three legged horse folktale of Venezuela, it was a difficult drawing but I really like the end result

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I posted a three-page original folktale comic on patreon a couple weeks ago! full color, it's about bees https://t.co/SRzo1nM1jl

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hey !
I'm bubo, a lover of ghosts, folktales, old edo and creepy things. I enjoy working in a variety of styles both traditionally and digitally, and am interested in illustrative work!

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rolling around again! I'm Dee and I like drawing funky fantasy things with a smattering of folktale influences and as much queer representation as my little goblin hands can manage

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It's I'm Emily Cheeseman, an illustrator inspired by a love of fantasy, folktales, and adventure.

contact: escheeseman.com
portfolio: https://t.co/vPUimpjh1d
shop: https://t.co/NTYivKi8aF

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In Finland, the Northern Lights are called "revontulet" or "fox fires". One old folktale tells of an Arctic fox running and scampering in the far north, throwing fire coloured lights up into the dark sky by sweeping frozen snow crystals upwards with his tail.

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The Vanga Gedmantaite-Galkuviene seems to speak her own visual symbolic language in these fascinating for the Lithuanian “The Sun Princess and the Prince.” It appears in Folk Tales from the Soviet Union (1986).

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Edinburgh Book Festival Tickets on sale NOW! Sharing secrets of Scottish Castles with fab illustrator
FRIDAY 16th AUGUST 15:45-16:45 https://t.co/Om9zKs9G9c …

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