The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers [Hardcover]

David Riche (Compiler), Alan Lee (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2005

Following the huge success of The Art of Faery (2003), the collaborators have once again come together to create another astonishing collection. These are the most imaginative and beautiful images produced by the best fairy artists working today, all superbly reproduced for fans and connoisseurs. New contributors have joined some of those showcased in the last anthology, and their pieces use every form of media in a rich and magical mix: watercolor, pen and ink, oil, and pastel. Among those represented: Amy Brown, Linda Ravenscroft, Myrea Pettit, and Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. From Josephine Wall's gentle Caught by a Sunbeam, with its sweetly sleeping fairy, to Marc Potts' slightly sinister The Changeling, each one depicts a world of fantasy.

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About the Author

David Riché set up a website dedicated to fairy art initially as a hobby in 1999. Driven by the discovery of talented and creative artists worldwide, this website became a full-time occupation--a search for inspired and inspiring individuals with a flair and passion for fairy art.

 

Alan Lee is one of the most popular fantasy illustrators in the world. He has worked with Brian Froud, and his work adorns the covers of many fantasy novels, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Paper Tiger (September 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843402823
• ISBN-13: 978-1843402824
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Riche(1938- was born in Cricklewood London, where he lived through the bombing of the second world war. He followed his parents into the Haute Coiffure and beauty business of fashionable London, making a career change into consumer electronics with the arrival of Japanese products in the 1960's, spending the next thirty years at the forefront of design, marketing and selling all over the world and taking retirement. His willingness to help others in the early days of internet particularly fantasy artists encouraged him to build websites to incorporate their work. His observations were seized upon by publishers as the new millennium approached for emerging artists and a new genre of Fairy and fantasy art. Affectionately called the Fairy Godfather he has tirelessly championed the cause to see acceptance, careers blossom, festivals to celebrate the beauty of mother earth and to fight the cause to prevention destruction of the environmental and endangered species. He is married to famous British Fairy Artist Myrea Pettit author of 500 Fairy Motifs, well known for her detailed diminutive fairies,little people,flowers and butterflies.

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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning insight of contemporary Fairy Artists, October 10, 2005

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Rose (USA and Devon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers (Hardcover)

Its here `The World of Faery' a companion to the wonderful `Art of Faery Book' (2003)where I first became aquainted with the new wave of 21st century Faery Artists so aptly introduced to us by Brian Froud that master illustrator who with Alan Lee penned their best seller Faeries way back twenty seven years ago. After reading `The Art of Faery' I was intrigued, hooked and wanted more and was able to find delightful websites from the information in the index which I have been able to follow the work and careers of those artists. This book is a real WOW of the Faery World, introduced to us by no less than Alan Lee that master of middle earth and now acclaimed conceptual designer and Academy award winner of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings film. That both Froud and Lee have chosen to mentor the artists within these books is no surprise when you see the glorious creative imagination and varied display and interpretation in the new volume `The World of Faery'.

My mother, bless her, introduced me to fairies as a child with a wonderful very large book called a `Day in Fairyland', how wonderful to discover that the artist Ann Mari Sjogren is still alive and at 87 has contributed her work and her life story into this book, it somehow brings back all the magic of my childhood a sort of Fairy Godmother amongst today's greats and surely tomorrows as well. `The World of Faery' is a feast of talent, this book takes us forward with the work and lives of the artists I was introduced to in `The Art of Faery' and if that wasn't exciting enough introduces ten new exciting artists, who expand the horizons further.

From the Gothic vision of an Amy Brown front jacket ( Luna Sprite) inviting us to an outstanding foreword and images by Alan Lee are captured within the covers of this colorful edition, the cherubic and whimsy of Myrea Pettit and James Brown, the variety to be found is seemingly endless, and has been comprised of all mediums: watercolor, ink, oil, and pastel and now a small use of digital work has been added to show the possibilities of 21st century mediums but used only by artists whose background skills using other media is accepted, here Renee Biertempfel shows how she excels, John Arthur (his colourful drawing a tribute for his wife Maureen sadly ill with cancer), Jasmine Becket-Griffith ( those eyes fascinate), Linda Biggs ( I've seen her twice now on TV with her art), Hazel Brown (I would love to walk in a wood with her just to see the amazing images in pen and ink evolve), Jacqueline Collen-Tarrolly( beginning now to develop her own style), Jessica Galbreth (introduces us to her fairy visions, she is such a creative artist) , Natalia Pierandrei,( stylish Italian and colourful), Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (imaginative detailed but always graceful), Linda Ravenscroft (Stunning , rich and very moving, just look at that Goblin Tree), Paulina Stuckey-Cassidy (whimsical delight), Ryu Takeuchi ( A Japanese fairy force really going places) Kim Turner (shows bold colourful Australian fairies) Maria J. William ( beautiful drawing). What is so pleasing is that so many new male artists are introduced painting the fairy genre, Corey Randall, Scott Grimando, Jeff Spackman and Marc Potts are all recognised for their talents here, but for me it is the widening of the interests in this book of mind, body, and soul, and the spiritual enlightenment to mother earth that held me spellbound ,Virginia Lee ( where did she get that creative imagination?) and Josephine Wall ( a contribution so detailed her imagination excels). The use of double page spreads in this book Flight of the Lynx ( Josephine Wall), Mystic Garden (Linda Ravenscroft ) and Swan Lake (Scott Grimando) add to the excitement and detail that here indeed are the crème de la crème of fairy artists of this part the 21st century. This coffee table book is a delight for all ages to appreciate the genre and become involved and deserving of six stars if that were possible.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love this book, March 1, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers (Hardcover)

I really love this book. There are so many pictures that inspire me to create new art. I like that this book has featured so many different artists, as now I have been introduced to some new artists that I didn't know before. Also, from this book I have discovered several different art forms. I love looking at the pictures and reading about the aritsts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, February 10, 2009

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Kat "bookworm" (Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Faery: An Inspirational Collection of Art for Faery Lovers (Hardcover)

This book reviews the greatest Faery art of our time. I love that the book showcases all mediums and styles. I also enjoyed reading the little blurbs about what inspired the artist to create each work. It is also a great book for "copying-the-artist" if you are learning to draw/paint faeries yourself.