Bringing Legends to Life – Baltimore Knife and Sword
by Carolyn Turgeon and photography by Steve Parke
As you wind through Patapsco State Park, just north of Baltimore, passing a flagstone-encrusted quarry and crossing...
The Art of Darla Teagarden
Austin artist Darla Teagarden brings magic realism literally to light in the medium of photography, leaving the viewer intrigued, wonderfully tantalized—one might even say...
Fairies in Advertising
Fairies are notorious for tricking folks into making bad decisions. (See Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: transformations, potions, falling in love with jackasses.) So it’s natural...
Visions of Enchantment
A dragon-like sea monster rears above a ship, terrifying in its unleashed rage, yet beautiful—delicate scales, a sinuous grace to its form.
A maiden cautiously steps...
Lady of Shalott
Concept and design by Tricia Saroya
Photography by Shirlie Kemp
You’ve read about Tricia Saroya’s enchanted ranch (where she lives and hosts ultra-romantic weddings as well as...
Fairy Felted Creations
Incorporating a love of all things fairy tale and fairy into day-to-day life is a constant challenge. It helps to find little ways to...
Winter Faerie Beauty
Cloak your heavenly body in rich moisture and deep hydration, while infusing your entire being with vital nutrients. Ancient beauty secrets are unlocked inside...
Gowned in Samite and Gossamer
One of the greatest draws for modern people to the Romantic past is a fashion aesthetic dramatically different from our own. It’s true for...
Spanning The Reigns of the Queens with The Mediaeval Baebes
Photography by Karla de Silva
The Mediaeval Baebes are part of my Yuletide rotation, their album Mistletoe & Wine a staple of my—and many a—Christmastime...
Red Riding Hood and the White Shepherds of Luxembourg
Croatian artist and model Sanda Zikic had the idea for this Little Red Riding Hood shoot after spying a gorgeous fairy tale red cloak...