Butterfly Creatures
When fabric and multimedia artist Svetlana Matveeva was a young child of four growing up in Russia, she and a friend agreed to “go visit a fairy tale.” They convinced themselves that if they...
Light Among the Ruins
Inside a roofless church, sculptures crumble in the grip of strong vines. A glass conservatory shatters as the plants once grown inside reach for the manor house just beyond the windows. What used to...
Autumn Picnic Meditation
Photography by
AU-CONTRAIRE PHOTOGRAPHY
Model @SUGARHAIL Gown MEL PLUM
No matter the season, sometimes we need to feel the sunflower’s stalk and how dense it feels with fingers wrapped around it. Sometimes we need gentler energy, but...
From Cloisters to Cat Covens: The Medieval-Inspired Art of Kjersti Faret
We’ve long been fans of Cat Coven, the online shop of Brooklyn artist Kjersti Faret that features her art hand-printed on clothing, accessories, and all manner of home décor. Her signature and logo of...
Enchanting Words From Pendragon Shoes
If anyone can make shoes fit for a magical beast and those who love them, it's these enchanted Australian cobblers.
And a few words from Pendragon:Since we started Pendragon Shoes back in 1987, we have always...
Raiment for a Faerie Queen
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELIZABETH ELDER
What better way to end an homage to faerie queens than with a magical, glittering queen riding on a unicorn? In fact, when said queen (model Courtney Allegra) and her enchanted...
Rebellion, Nature, and, Above All, Beauty
Feature Image:
Beauty and the Beast, by John Dickson Batten © Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
With a passion for nature and real rather than idealized notions of beauty, Britain’s Pre-Raphaelites were the rebels of the...
Enchanting Photography by Zephyr & Luna
We wanted to share some very fairytale-esque, lovely photos from French photographer Amber of Zephyr & Luna, who travels all around the world to capture these romantic scenes. Look at this one from the depths of...
A Forest Fable
Photography by
CARRI ANGEL PHOTOGRAPHY
and ANGE HARPER
When model and artist (and elf) Ian Hencher learned that we were doing a forest-themed issue, he knew he wanted to collaborate with a team that could “connect with...
Embracing Your Shadow
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE PARKE
Many of us try to avoid our dark side completely, but the truth is our light would not exist without our darkness. Even the most spiritually advanced of us experiences anger,...