All illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Whimsical Memories
One of my favourite childhood artists was Cicely Mary Barker, born in Croydon, Surrey, England. Her artwork fascinated me as a child and took my imagination to wonderful places - I believed every flower and plant was inhabited by a special garden fairy and that they protected our flowers and trees. I was careful never to step on or pick any flowers from the garden! As a mature adult, I am still fascinated by her whimsical artwork and have passed along, through books and stories, the fascination of this art to my daughter and nieces. I do not usually express my whimsical thoughts about fairy art to anyone but thought it might be fun and delightful for this journal posting. Though I would love to post all of her illustrations, I will post only a few here. Thank you for viewing. Michelle
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2 comments:
Lovely Michelle! I remember well those paintings in childrens' books and also believed there werefairies in the flowers when I was small.
I actually have the Primrose Fairy (not original, I am sure cut from a book). I bought it at a print shop, and just love it.
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