Creative

Fairyland is everywhere, so why not Australia? I still remember walking into a bookstore in San Francisco and finding a large clothbound volume called simply Fairyland, by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888–1960). Inside were the...

We want to tell you about artist Mary Ann Hess and her Semita Vitiae Tarot deck, the product of her decades-long spiritual and life journey. It's based loosely on traditional decks, with the usual 78...

Feature Image: Celestial Pablum (1958), by Remedios Varo If you plan to travel to Mexico City, you will likely be cautioned, both by the internet and well-intentioned people, about the many perils of that metropolis. They...

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SABRINA L. GREENE Photographer Sabrina L. Greene was driving by her local dentist’s office in Waynesville, North Carolina, late last summer when she was struck by the beauty of the massive strawberry vanilla...

Discover the enchanting world of The Pickety Witch and her whimsical creations. Immerse yourself in sweet, witchy designs featuring baby goats on broomsticks, bewitching witch boots adorned with mushrooms and flora, and charming witch hats embellished with sunflowers, peonies, pumpkins, apples, and leaves. Delight in a myriad of delightful creatures such as jack-o’-lantern teapots, autumnal headdress-wearing ravens, garden hat-clad kitties, starlit fawns, owls, and rabbits. But that's not all - add a touch of witchiness to your ensemble with cute enamel pins and explore an array of T-shirts, plushies, poppets, and other goodies conjured by the talented lady witch herself, Rachel, from her lair in North Carolina. Embrace the "spooky cute" designs that blend adorable baby goats and kittens with the mystique of occultism and folklore. Join us in an interview with Rachel, where she shares her journey as an artist, practicing witch, and animal lover, and how her love for goats, nature, and the occult inspired The Pickety Witch. Unveil the magic that being a witch holds for her, celebrating the old ways, nature, and individual empowerment through her delightful creations.

Now that the weather’s warm and we’re trading in our felted, velveteen, and otherwise weather-inappropriate headwear for straw …. we thought we might need some tips for putting our best feet forward. We asked...

Titania and Bottom by John Anster Fitzgerald Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo This photo shoot was first inspired by a unicorn head. My mom was infatuated with unicorns and had made this incredible papier-mâché unicorn costume...

Discover the power of magic within to find courage and overcome life's challenges. Join Aiysha Sinclair on her inspiring journey of self-discovery and growth, as she taps into her inner strength to navigate illness and embrace life's beauty. Experience her enchanted photo shoot, where she embodies her essence as a fantasy fairy, adorned with a crown of feathers and beads, embracing the elements and the divine. Explore Aiysha Sinclair's work and be inspired by her story of resilience and self-empowerment at aiyshansinclair.com and brownsugarfairies.com.

Feature Image: Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891), by John William Waterhouse Image Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsOnce upon a time there was a talented young painter who fell in love with a beautiful sorceress. This love...

Read about artist Margo Selski's Summer Goddess, winner of the Enchanted Living Award in the Art Renewal Center’s 16th International ARC Salon Competition. Selski shares insights about her creative process and inspiration, including her Southern Gothic upbringing and fascination with fairy tales and mythology. Her work features surreal and magical realistic oil paintings of women in ornate garments and armor, oversized rabbits in oxford wing-tip shoes, insects on leashes, and young lady underwater gardening societies. Selski also discusses her experimental technique of planned pentimento, intentionally hiding images and words under thin opaque layers of handmade oil paint, which reveal themselves over time.