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The Daffodil Fairy
Cicely Mary Barker

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2019-03-01

The Blackthorn Fairy

The wind is cold, the seems long a-waking;
The woods are brown and bare;
Yet this is soon April will be making
All things most sweet and fair.

Cicely Mary Barker

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2019-03-01

Algo me pasa con el trabajo de Cicely Mary Barker que teniéndolo todo para gustarme, técnica, composición color, influencia prerrafaelita... hay algo en él que me dice... vade retro 😅 https://t.co/eSk6odhLzR

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2019-03-01

“Traveller, traveller, tramping by
To the seaport where the big ships lie..”
The Traveller’s Joy (of the Clematis family) is an English flower, & is so named as it was a welcome sight to travellers both setting out from & returning home.
Img & vs: Cicely Barker

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2019-02-28

The periwinkle is the “sorcerers’ violet” in France. Its 5 petals are linked to the pentacle & it can be used as a protective amulet. The vines embrace & are thus linked to fidelity. To Culpepper it was an aphrodisiac, being grown by Venus.
Img: Cicely Barker

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2019-02-21

“When I was at home I was in a better place.”
As You Like It, Act 2, Sc 4

The Traveller’s Joy Flower Fairy, by Cicely Barker, 1920s.
This English flower (of the Clematis family) is so named as it was a welcome sight to travellers both setting out & returning.

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2019-02-17

There is a legend that upon his execution, miraculously restored his gaolers’s blind daughter’s sight. He gave her a letter & upon opening it she saw a beautiful yellow crocus, henceforth a symbol of
Img: Cicely Barker

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2019-02-15

. Happiest I can't imagine my life without the illustrators I've loved. Too many for one, I've had to do a top four. Wump World - B. Peet. Wind in the Willows - M. Hague. Where the Wild Things Are - M. Sendak. Cicely Mary Barker <3

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2019-02-12

In old lore Bride, the Princess of Summer, is enslaved by the Cailleach, hag goddess of winter. Bride is given snowdrops by kindly Father Winter, which she shows to the hag, who is enraged to see her reign is coming to an end.
Illust: Cicely Barker

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2019-02-07

The Spindle Berry Fairy

See the rosy-berried Spindle
All to sunset colours turning,
Till the thicket seems to kindle,
Just as though the trees were burning. ~ Cicely Mary Barker

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2019-02-01

Cicely Mary Barker (British illustrator) 1895 - 1973
The Fairies of the Winter - The Box Tree Fairy, ca. 1926.

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2019-01-30

Look on the bright side of life!
A symbol of eternal love, happiness and glee...

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2019-01-24

In there is an ancient belief that if you plant a tree near your front door it will ward off witches’ spells, as well as faeries & bad spirits. The rowan is also known as witchentree or witch-wood. Flower Fairy: Cicely Mary Barker.

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2019-01-24

Deep sleeps the Winter
Cold, wet, and grey...
The Snowdrop Fairy

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2019-01-20

Wassailing the apple trees takes place in the West Country, where there is cider-making. Traditionally held on Old Twelfth Night, 17th Jan, it is the custom of drinking & singing to the health of the trees so they yield plenty in the autumn.
Image: Cicely Barker

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2019-01-17

I think this Friday needs a little 'Flower Fairies of the Winter' (by Cicely Mary Barker) to brighten our snowy week! 💕📚 https://t.co/WtFcBwTke1

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2019-01-11

Now that Roslyn and Cicely are both gone, I'm looking through all my cat-related art and having a good sob. These two nerds appeared in almost all of my author/self portraits over the last decade-plus.

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2019-01-08

Cicely Mary Barker (British illustrator) 1895 - 1973
The Fairies of the Winter - The Lords-and-Ladies Fairy, ca. 1926.

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2019-01-08

To English folk the mighty oak
Is England’s noblest tree
Its hard-grained wood is strong and good as English hearts can be!

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2019-01-03