From February 9th through February 28th at Krab Jab Studio in Seattle, a show curated by local artist Julie Baroh will highlight some of the worlds best and brightest fantasy artists at “FAERIE,” a contemporary fairy art group show. Show participants include luminaries like Amy Brown, Brian and Wendy Froud, Toby Froud, and Todd Lockwoodalong with several local rising artists and illustrators who are carrying the tradition forward.
Dancing on Light by Fred Fields
On Saturday, February 23rd, FaerieCon West will host a special panel discussion featuring several artists from FAERIE, including Echo Chernik, Heather Hudson, Tara Larsen Chang, Emily Fiegenschuh, and Todd Lockwood. You’ll get a chance to hear about their artistic process, what has drawn them to working with fantasy images, and what their inspirations for this journey have been.
The Faerie Locket by Emily Fiegenschuh
Attendees to FaerieCon West will also have the opportunity to meet and see presentations from Fae and fantasy artists like BROM, Amy Brown, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, and more. This year’s show will have a special emphasis on the visual arts with panels that highlight artist’s lives, and how they have built careers from their creation of sublime, haunting, and beautiful imagery.
Hot Cocoa by Amy Brown
So check out FAERIE at Krab Jab Studio, then head to FaerieCon West to meet and interact with the artists who made the show possible.
A beloved vendor and artisan at FaerieCon and Faeriworlds, Lupa joins our programming slate at FaereiCon West in Seattle this February to promote her new boook: “New Paths to Animal Totems: Three Alternative Approaches to Creating Your Own Totemism.”
“If you’ve never thought of yourself in animal terms, take the time to do so now. If you were going to be any other animal, what might it be? Spend some time reading about animals around the world, watch some documentaries, and otherwise immerse yourself in finding out about the great diversity of beings on this planet. Do any of them remind you of yourself?” – Lupa
Lupa is an author, hide and bone artisan, and sustainability geek living in Portland Oregon. She is the author of several titles on neoshamanic/neopagan topics, most recently New Paths to Animal Totems: Three Alternative Approaches to Creating Your Own Totemism. When she isn’t transforming critter bits into ritual tools, or typing furiously at a computer, she may be found hiding out in the wilderness surrounding the city, picking up other people’s litter, and planning to finally use that Master’s degree in counseling psychology she got a while back.
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Artist and designer Stephanie Lostimolo, whose art and creations expose the numinous reality of a world we only think we understand, returns once again to FaerieCon West to share her illustrations and creations with us.
“I suppose I’ve always been a “creator.” I think we all are, but most people are forced to (or choose to) abandon their creativity in order to “fit in” or “get a real job.” Sometimes I make books, other times I build worlds, still other times I fashion things out of horns, bones, and some modern materials like resin and polymer clay.”
In addition to her own unique work, Stephanie has also worked as a graphic designer for many book projects, websites, and special events. This includes working with artists and writers such as Brian & Wendy Froud, Kinuko Craft, Ari Berk,Diana S. Zimmerman, Qntal, and J. Corsentino. She has also worked for folks like George Lucas (Stars Wars Episode III), Daniel Flannery, Iain McCaig, and currently,Michael Curry.
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We are honored to welcome acclaimed artist and illustrator Stephanie Pui-Mun Law to her FaerieCon West debut!
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law has been painting fantastic otherworlds from early childhood, though her art career did not begin until 1998 when she graduated from a program of Computer Science. After three years of programming for a software company by day and rushing home to paint into the midnight hours, she left the world of typed logic and numbers, for painted worlds of dreams and the fae.
Her illustrations have been for various game and publishing clients, including Wizards of the Coast, HarperCollins, LUNA Books, Tachyon Books, Alderac Entertainment, and Green Ronin. She has authored and illustrated Dreamscapes (2008, North Light Books), Dreamscapes: Myth & Magic (2010, North Light Books), and Dreamscapes: Magical Menagerie (2012, North Light Books), a series on watercolor technique for fantasy. She is the author and illustrator of best-selling tarot deck, the Shadowscapes Tarot (2009, Llewellyn Worldwide). Her work also regularly appears in Realms of Fantasy Magazine.
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Known for her striking statuary, illustrations, and work on high-profile projects like the television show “Angel,” artist Maxine Miller makes her FaerieCon West debut this February in Seattle!
There exists today a tremendous interest in the ancient and mysterious Celtic and Wiccan cultures. Artist Maxine Miller has devoted her artistic life to celebrating and illuminating these traditions in sterling silver jewelry, statuary, printed apparel, art prints, wooden gift boxes- even a ouija board, “Jeux Des Spiritueux.” Her work is rich with exquisite detail and symbolism that brings these iconic images to life.
Maxine Miller’s illustrious career includes making props for a Paul McCartney tour, costume illustration for two Batman movies, two Disney movies, prop illustration for the movie “Constantine,” and creating props for the television show “Angel.” Maxine will be vending at FaerieCon West, and will be featured in programming panels and presentations.
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We are pleased to welcome Jessica Macbeth, co-creator with Brian Froud of The Faeries’ Oracle, back to FaerieCon West!
“There is nothing “mere” about the wonders of human imagination. According to my Otherworld friends, creativity and love are two of the three main things we are here for, and creativity springs from the imagination.” – Jessica Macbeth
Jessica Macbeth is an accomplished metaphysical teacher and the author of the acclaimed, international best-selling book and card set, Brian Froud’s The Faeries’ Oracle praised as “the best modern oracle deck ever produced.” She is also the author of the books, Moon Over Water and Sun Over Mountain, two guides to meditation, imagery and self-discovery. She lives Port Townsend, WA.
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Acclaimed “New Adult” fantasy author D.C. Grace returns to FaerieCon West in 2013, sharing her amazingly inventive worlds that mix Native American and Celtic elements into a landscape of romance and thrilling adventure!
“A warrior knows death is always a hair’s breadth away, but he doesn’t dwell on the possibility of his death when he goes into battle. A warrior just fights. He fights to protect his family, his home, his people, himself, and often, the good of man. The wolf never gives a passing thought to the possibility of his death. For the wolf, he will fight to the end if need be, solely to defend his territory. Neither of these things are necessarily a reason to enter into battle when you are already weakened. They just are what they are. They live in a warrior’s heart, in a wolf’s heart. And both, for me, are in my heart. So there was no question that I would summon the wolf to defend the pack, the remaining Thunderbird, and of equal importance, my soul mate, Angelina. The wolf and the warrior both would lay down their life for her, no questions asked….” ~ D.C. Grace, The Sacred Oath: Book One of The Guardians Series
Angels, werewolves, Bigfoot, giant serpents and witches in the Wisconsin Dells? It’s all part of the imaginative worlds of D.C. Grace, author The Guardians series and the Amethyst Dragon series. Fascinated with all things supernatural since childhood, and wrote her first vampire story at the ripe old age of nine. She is well studied in all aspects of Native American culture, as well as early Pagan and Celtic histories and cultural practices.
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At FaerieCon, we believe in offering access to voices that not only entertain, but enrich you, and add new dimensions to living the mythic life. This year, we are proud to welcome author, teacher, and expert on esoteric spirituality T. Thorn Coyle for her FaerieCon West debut.
“We can choose to be both who we are, and who we are becoming. When we balance those two things, our choices become more clear: here is how I feel and think today, how will I act to best serve the large arc of my being? So many of us get caught in the moment to moment arcs or we get lost in the large, overarching dream. We need both.”
T. Thorn Coyle is a magic worker. An internationally respected teacher, she is author of “Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire”, “Kissing the Limitless” and other books. She hosts a video teaching series – Fiat LVX! – writes a popular weblog, and has produced several CDs of sacred music. Her work reaches people all over the world through one-on-one spiritual direction, vibrant workshops, and online classes. Pagan, mystic, and justice activist, she is founder of Solar Cross Temple and Morningstar Mystery School and feels blessed to live by the San Francisco Bay.
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