Daffodils from ‘Flora's Feast’ ~ - The art of Walter Crane, 1902.

21 82

‘The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.’
—William Butler Yeats

🎨 John Anster Fitzgerald

55 319

Happy

Gnome Kitchen
by E. Stuart Hardy (1900)

19 83

My late grandmother would say that Galloway was the last stronghold of the Ancient Folk, the faeries

In 1850, a hawthorn tree halted the widening of the road between Glenluce and Newton Stewart because it was 'faerie property'


art: Joanna Wolska

15 45

Fairy in Irises, Dora Wheeler, 1856–1940.

8 37

Some fairy enchantment for your Friday: “Spirit of the Night,” by John Atkinson Grimshaw, circa 1879✨#FaerieFriday

12 86

Let’s catch a wave —fairy style! Happy Faerie Friday, everyone 🌊🤍

61 367

In Finnish mythology fairies were the spirits of the deceased. They were mostly seen in the graveyards ,roads and funeral processions.

1 6

Water Lilies and Water Fairies, Richard Doyle.

4 40

Warwick Goble ~ perfect for Spring and

4 40

Some fairy enchantment for your afternoon. Gustave Doré’s Les Fées (The Fairies), of 1873, offers layers of lore, while alluding to secret fairy worlds, tiny & large, that thrive magically 🌕✨

12 90

A gothic arch never seemed so magical. This is “Faeries Looking Through a Gothic Arch” by J.A. Fitzgerald (1860) I’ve always loved it ✨

31 153

‘It was almost impossible to stand these barking, howling rascals’

John Bauer, 1914. Illustration for ‘When Mother Troll did the laundry for the king’ by Elsa Beskow in Among Gnomes and Trolls.

11 52

I am so happy with how my Flower Fairy Girl turned out! I created her for / did not get to finish, but no worries! I finished before the next years challenge!

1 1

I’m also wishing you all a Happy Fairy Friday with Margaret Tarrant’s (1888-1959) deft & delicate fairy works. She started off by painting Christmas cards, & then, over time, her enchanting, artistic worlds unfolded 💜

7 65

Warwick Goble for The Fairy Book.

10 56

After a full week, maybe seeing fairies help a baby robin is what we all need? This is “The Fledgling” by the Victorian artist, John Anster Fitzgerald. I love his mysterious works ❤️

5 57

Some autumnal fairies flying on fallen leaves for your Fairy Friday ☺️🧡🍂

🎨Ida R Outhwaite

6 55