Welcome to Once Upon a Time...! (Introductions)

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Su. :) I wrote my first fairy tale 'newspaper' 4 years ago and it has since grown into a whole archive (currently being re-released over the present year) plus various 'related products', such as magic mirrors and FAYC postage stamps.

I love looking at old stories from new perspectives - most of my work so far is based on Brothers Grimm & Andersen - and having a bit of fun with them. It's all a bit tongue-in-cheek, but as anyone familiar with fairy tales knows, can also sometimes err to the darker side...

Please post a little bit about your shop & how it relates to the group themes. And thank you for joining! :)

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Alexis, and I am a printmaker (linocut relief printing) as well as an Archivist (still in grad school). I am very interested in the darker fairy tales, especially the Grimm brothers, and I started experimenting with the different tales with my prints. So far, I've only done Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and The Seven Ravens. They have proven to be quite popular, and I've completely sold out of my Red Riding Hood limited edition print (it was a reduction print, only made 14 copies). I am also obsessed with Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and do a lot of prints with that theme as well, but not sure if that counts for this group.

[Former_Member]

I'm on the fence re. counting Alice in Wonderland as a fairy tale; but at the same time, they certainly wouldn't appear out of place alongside the group's main themes, so you're welcome to post Alice items in the game/promo threads. Welcome to the group - you're prints are stunning!

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Kyra and I work in Fairytale and Fantasy art. I generally pick one fairytale a year to flesh out, and this year is Alice in Wonderland (I do count it as a fairytale, even though it's not traditional Perrault or Grimm. I'm looking forward to a new selection next year, though.) I work in oils, acrylics, and watercolor for the most part right now (although I'm kicking around the idea of learning how to digitally paint.) I'm gearing up to release a huge new set of prints on Alice (and currently working on finishing my painting of Alice right now) as well as fairies and other fantasy work. I've fallen a bit behind as of late. (I post works in progress and new works on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/KyraWilsonArt if you want to see what's new, and hasn't been posted yet... but will be.)

In between working on Alice, I'm working on general fairies and unicorns right now, as well as dragons.

[Former_Member]

Hello, I'm Christa and my shop is "Tirra Lirra Studio". Much of my artwork is inspired by enchanted tales. Ancestry is a constant theme in my craft- I'm very much connected to my Irish roots and I love reading about old Irish superstitions and fairy stories. Aside from being a working artist, I also work with plants in a garden center, which has happily proven to be very inspiring.

[Former_Member]

Hello! First off thank you so much for the invite! My name is Brandy. I am so excited to be amongst like minded people. I am not exactly a fairytale artist per say, but a crafter of all things fantasy. I love trolls, goblins, fairies, dragons, unicorns. Really anything in the fae genre. I look forward to getting to know all of you!

[Former_Member]

Thanks for the invite! I am a fantasy illustrator based in Salem MA. I do a lot of work for children, focusing on fairies, dragons, and putting my own spin on classic fairy tales. I also do a fair amount of Pagan themed altar art, and am in the process of creating my second Tarot deck!

[WickedTreasure]

Hello everyone! Thank you much for inviting me to your group. I'm Michelle, and I'm a witch. Don't worry, I'm not the wicked variety......well mostly ;-) My shop is Wicked Treasure and I make hand crafted jewelry. Not all of my jewelry is fairy tale themed, but I have drawn a lot of inspiration from them. I too consider Alice in Wonderland a fairy tale of sorts. I look forwards to getting to know you all. I enjoy looking at everyone's art.

[Former_Member]

Greetings everyone and thank you Su for the invite. My name is Robin and I dabble in digital art....my partner (Nadine) and I are both self taught amateur artists. Our shop TheEthosGuild focuses on myth & fantasy. Nadine does most of the drawings and I do the digital editing, colouring etc.

We have another Etsy shop called Silvacultrix which focuses more on fairytale themes but it is still a work in progress.... https://www.etsy.com/shop/silvacultrix.

Just been taking a peek at all your shops, very cool:)

[vicillascauldron]

Hi Everyone... Thanks for the invite to the team! Im Megan, Im a Pagan and a self taught artist,crafter, and photographer.. Most of my art, crafts are pagan, Celtic and Norse mythology, Folklore,Nature, Surrealism orientened, I love to create art that takes our imagination to the old days of fairytales, folktales, and mythology... I also create handmade spirit boards, pendulum boards, rune sets
Check out my shop vicillascauldron.etsy.com

[LunaSolare]

Hi there! Thanks for inviting me to this team :)
My name is Ana and I too am a witch. I have an Etsy shop called LunaSoare. I love creating things for magical purposes. I love fairytales that take us back to the root of things and make us think twice about who we are and the world we live in.
Hope to get to know you all :)

[AnitaInverarity]

Hi Everyone and thank you for the invite. Most of my work is based around these themes. I work in Ink mediums mainly and live in Scotland so Celtic and Norse Myths and tales are a favourite inspiration as well as classic Fairy Tales and Folk legends from around the world, so its lovely to be here and meet you all :)

Anita xx

[Former_Member]

Hello all! Thanks for the invite - we're a mother-daughter team who designs embroidery patterns based on classic literature, including fairy tales. We have a whole set based on tales by the Brothers Grimm - Snow White's my favorite. :)

[StudioCharley]

Hello, thanks for the invite! I'm a papercut art and most of my current work is based around fairy tales :)

[Nightsparklies]

Hi! Thanks for the invite :) My store is called nightsparklies and that´s the name I´m using for my art everywhere online. I´m a traditional artist in the sense of what I do, I draw and paint, but what I portray is often a bit odd, personalized and intriguing. I love to add poetry to my art and am heavily influenced not only by fantasy but also by both norse, celtic and overall germanic mythology. I grew up in scandinavia and to me trolls, fairies and dwarves are just about as normal as cheese on bread. Most of the time I don´t do any direct interpretations of known mythological/fairytale creatures or figures, but things like elves and dragons reoccur in my work all the time. One of my favourite stories off the top of my head would be about the kelpie. :)

[Kostadinka]

Thank you for the invitation. I am interested in myths and fairy tales and I make jewelry with goddesses names. My plans are to make some jewelry devoted to 1001 nights fairy tales.

[ClaudiaMarieFelt]

Hello and thank you for inviting me to this group.
I am a needle felt artist. I make fairies, angels, realistic animals as well as fantasy animals-unicorn.
I am well acquainted with Grimm's tales as the mother to a Waldorf child. I used to buy and sell vintage fairy tale books.
I'd like to create more fairy tale characters and I am toying with the idea of illustrating a fairy tale with my creations.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaudiaMarieFelt?ref=seller_info

https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaMarieFelt?ref=hl

[Fairychamber]

Hello you all and thank you for inviting me:)
My name is Niina.I live in FInland and I have my "fantasystudio" here. I mostly paint fantasycharacters and always been facinated with different fairytales and mythology. Especially ancient finnish mythology which isn't that well known in the world and many parts forgotten in Finland also. Due to my mythology geekness I have many different artproducts in my shop inspired by mythologies all over the world from slavic to greek myths.

Here's my art blog if someone want's to come and say hi. http://www.fairychamber.blogspot.com

looking forward to get to know you all
Niina

[Former_Member]

Thank you for the invite, this is my first team!!

I'm Louise, and I run Nanuk Designs alongside my jewellery shop, Nanuk Jewellery. I use a lot of fairytale inspiration in all my work, especially the illustrated fairytale books I grew up with (I have also recently started making lots of dragons, I'm currently a bit obsessed with them....!). I opened Nanuk Designs because I love to draw and have recently gotten back into working with polymer clay, and I wanted a place to showcase them in their own spotlight away from my jewellery so I can keep doing them. I am also working on some cards, and would like to be able to get some proper cards and prints made for some of my drawings in the future but I am testing the water at the moment to see what people think of the items I have so far.

I love fairytales, myths and legends, so I look forward to exploring other members' shops and seeing what everyone else is working on!

[LesFunky]

Hi, I'm Julie-Chantal and I'm new on etsy (as a seller). I'm a photographer, costume designer and accessories creator. Fairytales and mythology are my biggest inspiration. Actualy, I'm working on a projet of fairytale photographies... that you'll all be able to see it later in the year. In the meantime, I hope to add some jewel and accessories to my shop through the next couple of month.

Enjoy looking at all your work!

[Mythillogical]

Hello I'm Jenny, I'm not a fairytale artist as such, but I have always been heavily influenced by fairytale and folklore from around the world. I have a number of illustrated Grimm's and a couple of Hans Andersens, as well as a couple of collections of Russian fairytales. I love Eastern European fairytales. I grew up with four of the Andrew Lang coloured Fairy books, which I still own, and adore.
My work is not all fairytale based, but often inspired by literature, and usually features word play, character and concept. I trained as an illustrator, because stories have always played a big part in my influences, and I still love to create work with a narrative.

[Former_Member]

Hello Fairy-tale peeps.- thanks for the invite My name is Apryl and I have been in love with Ancient Egypt and fairy-tales since I was a child. I own tons of Egyptian archaeology books as well as every fairy-tale book I have ever been able to get may hands on. I make Ancient Egyptian inspired jewelry and I write fairy-tales - published to a separate website. I have recently been fascinated with leaf photography - taking pictures of the leafs high in my magical oak trees while laying on the ground at their base - from that distance they look just like tree fairies and gnomes.

[MossMountain]

Wow, thank you for inviting me! :)

I love fairy tales so much. I've been obsessed by them since I was little.

[Former_Member]

Hello everyone,
I am Caitlin and I am a graduate of art school in Bournemouth, England and also have training in the magical arts. I combine my love for art with the healing crafts and make bird nest sculptures which have been charged with fairy magic. I also make dreamcatchers and talismans. Sometimes I include my drawings and photography in my shop as well. I am influenced by fairytales, mythology and dreams. I am constantly searching for my own personal myth and this shows up in my work. I post about my process on my blog and on my fb page. erdasfountain.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/ErdasFountain

[Former_Member]

Hello Everyone!
I am very pleased to be a member of this group. I have a BA in Art History and another BA in Classics (Everything dealing with Ancient Greece and Rome). Earlier this year I started making jewelry as a hobby for Mother's Day but I really love doing it so I opened a shop here. I mostly do Disney and Fairy Tale themed pieces right now, but I also make miniature book jewelry, and mythological/ancient historical pieces and reproductions.