About Me:My name is Jasmine Becket-Griffith (also sometimes known as Strangeling) - I've been a professional fantasy artist for the past 10 years. I love painting faeries, mermaids, dragons, other fairy themes - gothic, fantasy and more! You may recognize my artwork from http://www.strangeling.com and from stores like Hot Topic, Target, Spencer's, places like that. I love to paint! I live with my husband/assistant Matty, and our cats - Azrael & Mama Wolf - here in Celebration, Florida. I'm 28 years old.
I plan on using my blog here at Enchanted Folk to update whenever I have new artwork, new fun stuff going on in my life, to chat with fans, friends & family, talk about new projects, etc.
To see my new stuff up on eBay, just click here: My eBay store!
If you are interested in using my artwork for web graphics, on your website, etc. - just check out my art usage terms here:
Music:Syd Barrett, Nine Inch Nails, Robyn Hitchcock, Tori Amos, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rasputina, Elliott Smith, Jethro Tull, Rob Zombie, etc.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 07:18 PM EST
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Hi everyone!
I have two fantastic framed ORIGINAL PAINTINGS for you tonight! One - "Amphitrite" has a particularly spectacular custom "Strangeling Frame" my husband Matt created just for her. I also have lovely "Darling Dragonling I" framed & up for just one penny on eBay. These both debuted at Dragon*Con - and are now on eBay - both are framed and ready to hang. Prints are up for both of them too!
To go ahead and see all of my other currently available original paintings - click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now and will be adding more soon:
All right, the first new original painting! "Amphitrite" - Amphitrite of course is a sea-goddess, sometime-mermaid, Nereid, and wife of the great Poseidon in Greek mythology. I love this painting, it has a great little seascape, a darling cherubic baby (the baby? Perhaps a young Rhode? Baby Triton? Depends which legends you listen to!). The baby is riding on one of the classical dolphin/dragon/fishes that I love - and of course dolphins and many other sea creatures are included in the offspring of Amphitrite. And a nautilus - perhaps it's the mystery of their perfect "golden" spiral shape, but I'm fascinated with Nautilus shells, and love to paint them. The frame on this painting is GORGEOUS made by my husband Matt, features some big eyed cherubs holding a crest featuring the title and date of the painting carved in poplar wood - "Amphitrite 2010". She measures 33" at the widest part of the frame, 22" high in the center, about 1-1.5" thick - an antique golden finish on the wood - you really need to see the photos to appreciate this one! She's up in my eBay store where she will remain until purchased - you can see the original piece below here:
I'm making the "Amphitrite" prints available NOW on Zazzle - If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! You can get her as a print, poster, framed print, etc. up to 78" in size (wow!) - all here:
All right, the second new original painting! "Darling Dragonling I" is the title - the first installment in my Darling Dragonlings series of small paintings featuring my ever-popular dragon & fairy characters. Many of you know my Dragonlings through various lines of collectibles, statues, jewelry, ornaments, etc. with the Bradford Exchange & Hamilton Collection. Darling Dragonling I is a vibrant red dragon - colours are great in this one! I debuted her (appropriately enough) at Dragon*Con 2010. You can see her with all the lovely detail photos below. This is the ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING and yes she is FRAMED - framed she measures 12" wide by 14" high - an original acrylic painting on masonite panel - all ready to hang - the frame is lightweight resin with an ornate antiqued silvery finish that really sets off the beautiful piece. And yes - this original framed painting starts at just ONE PENNY up for a 7-day auction ending the evening of Wednesday, September 15th 6:00PM Central Time - you can see the original piece below here:
I'm making the "Darling Dragonling I" prints available NOW on Zazzle - posters, prints of all sizes, framing available up there too - If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these!
Enjoy! I'll be posting a lot of new original paintings soon over the next couple of days!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 06:44 PM EST
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Hi everyone!
I am BACK from Dragon*Con! Had a fantastic show - thanks to all who came out to see me! Just came in the door - give us a couple of days to get all your emails & orders shipped that came while we were gone =) Guess what though - I have TWO NEW original paintings to show you! These both debuted at Dragon*Con - one already sold there but I have prints - and the other is now on eBay starting at just ONE PENNY. The first is "Saint George and Princess Sabra" - the other "Nymph with Monarchs". Also - sorry I'm late on the news - Zazzle is running a 50% OFF ALL PRINTS & POSTERS SALE - but it is for tonight only! So go be quick! The new paintings are both up there too!
Firstly - since it's time-sensitive - hop up to Zazzle - use coupon code LABORDAYSALE and you will get 50% OFF any of my prints & posters, but the sale ends TONIGHT. You can see all the prints & posters up here - with the sale they are starting at just $6.90 for big 11x17 prints - including the new ones - click here:
Enter coupon code LABORDAYSALE during checkout and get 50% OFF tonight only!
All right, the first new original painting! "Nymph with Monarchs" - the title - a sultry eyed nymph - surrounded by beautiful monarch butterflies! A lovely painting I debuted at Dragon*Con 2010 - my own acrylic painting, of course!- you can see her with all the lovely detail photos below. This is the ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING and yes she is FRAMED - framed she measures 14" wide by 12" high - an original acrylic painting on masonite panel - all ready to hang - the frame is wood with an ornate antiqued gold finish that really sets off the beautiful piece. And yes - this original framed painting starts at just ONE PENNY up for a 7-day auction ending the evening of Tuesday, September 14th at 5:25PM Central time - you can see the original piece below here:
And as always, to see all of my other currently available original paintings - click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now and will be adding more soon:
I'm making the "Nymph with Monarchs" prints available NOW on Zazzle (sinc they are HALF OFF tonight only!). If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these!
Now the second new original painting! Now, the actual original piece was SOLD at Dragon*Con so that one is gone. However I did manage to have a scan made & prints ready so you can have the next best thing - prints up already at Zazzle (and if you order by tonight, they are half-off!). High Gothic style icon painting of one of my favourite subjects! Lots of medieval/gothic iconography - Saint George has a golden halo, and holds his flag featuring his standard. Princess is Princess Sabra, who is the princess he saves from the dragon as told in the ancient "Golden Legend." And as per usual - the poor little dragon doesn't look like he was going to hurt anyone! The original piece featured a gothic arch diptych frame by my husband Matt (it was two paintings in one - a diptych) - the print/poster version has been cropped down to a perfect rectangle featuring both. Original acrylic painting by me, of course! The original debuted and was sold at Dragon*Con 2010.
Here are the "Saint George and Princess Sabra" prints available NOW on Zazzle. You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. Small sizes are available as well as BIG sizes - up to 78" in size. Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!
Again, they are HALF OFF - 50% - from only $6.90 - on Zazzle today - enter coupon code LABORDAYSALE - tonight only!
Wanna see what the original looked like, with the cool frame Matty made? I uploaded a pic of the actual original here - I'm sorry we sold him so quickly!
Enjoy! I'll be posting a lot of new original paintings soon over the next couple of days! Thanks again all who came out to see us at Dragon*Con
New stuff tonight! Let me see - first off, I have a large original painting up for a penny auction, and then a BUNCH of new #01 Lt. Ed. hand embellished canvas prints up for penny auctions as well ("Snapdragon Fairy," "Hamadryad Lake," "Priestess of Nyarlathotep," "Alice and the Queen of Hearts," "Vibrant Butterfly Fairy," "Masquerade of Moths," "White Pomegrantes," and "Pink Orchid Nymph."). We'll be leaving in a couple of days for Dragon*Con, but don't worry - all of these new auctions won't be ending until after we're already back home, ready to ship with no delay. ***Speaking of which - if you have any unpaid orders that you would like shipped before we leave - please be sure to get your payments in before NOON tomorrow, August 29th so Matt can get them out to the Post Office. Otherwise no hurry - we'll be back home the evening of September 7th and can ship then!***
***And oh yes - my eBay & Etsy shops have gone into "vacation mode" (ie, fixed price listings disappear while I'm out of town) - no worries though - they will magically reappear as soon as I'm back home from Dragon*Con. In the meantime, you can still place orders from Zazzle - they stay open 24/7 whether I'm here or not, and ship out prints within 24 hours***:
All righty - the new original painting auction is for a piece you may have seen before (a popular seller!) - she was previously in my eBay store but now that the shop is in vacation mode, I've gone ahead and listed her as an auction starting at just one penny - "Dinosaur Friends III"! Based on a true story! Quick background - when I was a very little girl I had some allegedly "imaginary" friends of mine which were dinosaurs. An amateur paleontologist even then, I remember them more clearly and distinctly than I do most of my other friends from that age. So I thought I'd create a series of paintings inspired by them. This is the third in the series, featuring a beautiful girl and several of her dinosaur friends (including one of my favourites - the triceratops!). This is an ORIGINAL PAINTING - not a print of any kind! It is on GALLERY STYLE CRADLED MASONITE - Matt has added a hanger on the back, so it is READY TO HANG! No frame needed! She is an original acrylic painting and is quite large at 20"x16" (masonite, ready-to-hang) and is up for sale on eBay - a ten day auction starting at ONE PENNY with no reserve - ending on the evening of Wednesday, September 8th at 6:24 PM Central Time and you can see her here:
Next my new #01 Lt. Ed. CANVAS Prints! A bunch of brand new paintings as well as a couple I had not yet got around to auctioning off the #01s for yet - good stuff here! "Snapdragon Fairy," "Hamadryad Lake," "Priestess of Nyarlathotep," "Alice and the Queen of Hearts," "Vibrant Butterfly Fairy," "Masquerade of Moths," "White Pomegrantes," and "Pink Orchid Nymph." Each is hand embellished in paint by me, little details added, signed & numbered - each of these is the first, #01 print of their edition - #01 out of 25. Here is your chance to scoop up the very first ones - each is starting at a penny, with no reserve for ten-day auctions ending on the afternoon/evening of Wednesday, September 8th 6:00-6:21 PM Central Time.
Great stuff for you today! Firstly, I have a beautiful new original painting for you tonight - a Halloween themed Dragonling painting! (And bidding starts at a penny!). Also I wanted to tell you about two more Christmas Ornament collections available now - one from the Bradford Exchange and one from Hawthorne Village. They are both for sale now at BradfordExchange.com. And finally, my brother-in-law Chris over at Magical_Figurines has some new penny auctions up for statues & stretched canvas prints.
First though - just a quick reminder that I will be at Dragon*Con September 3-6th at the Atlanta Hyatt Regency in the Grand Hall WEST room Art Show! I'll have a lot of new paintings that you have never, ever seen before! For more info check out my upcoming art show appearances here:
Now, let me introduce "Darling Dragonling II" - the second installment in my Darling Dragonlings series of small paintings featuring my ever-popular dragon & fairy characters. (Where is Darling Dragonling I? Well, she's debuting at Dragon*Con next week in Atlanta!). Many of you know my Dragonlings through various lines of collectibles, statues, jewelry, ornaments, etc. with the Bradford Exchange & Hamilton Collection, and here is your chance to own an original painting! Darling Dragonling has a Halloween theme - a smiling Jack O'Lantern with a baby green dragon atop it! Ready to hang - she is an original acrylic painting on an 8"x10" masonite panel that is 2" deep cradled (no need to frame - the sides are glossy black, gallery profile). Matt has added a hanger on the back, so it is READY TO HANG! She is up for an auction starting at a penny - 10 day auction ending after I'll already be back from Dragon*Con (no delay!) Tuesday, September 7th 6:00PM Central Time and you can see her here:
Mostly my new originals have been set aside to be debuted at Dragon*Con, but don't worry - if you can't make it to the show I'll still have prints & such of the new ones after I'm home.
Now, as I promised - I'm making the "Darling Dragonling II" prints available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. Small sizes are available as well as large sizes - up to 44" in size. Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!
Next up - my brother-in-law Chris at Magical_Figurines has several new auctions running, all start at a penny! And of course I have signed the CoAs on the Hamilton figurines, and I have signed the boxes on the Pure Fable figurines as always, and the Lt. Ed. Canvas Prints are all stretched, ready to hang, and hand painted/embellished by me of course! Click below to see them all:
New of note, he has a new stretched canvas prints of my "Little Wolf Girl" painting, "At the Masquerade Ball," new Limited Edition statue auctions, and Hamilton Collection figurines including my rocker Jasmine & Nixie fairies from the "Flaming Pixies" collection, "Spirit Maiden" Native fairy series, "Precious Dragonling", and more! You can see everything here:
TWO new series of Christmas Ornaments now available for sale online at Bradford Exchange.com !
Firstly I have actual PHOTOS now for "We Wish You a Fairy Christmas" - they are SO cute:
And they are available to order all together as a set of all three ornaments for only $29.97 (less than $10 per ornament!). Each is about 3" high. You can order them online right here:
or by calling 1-877-268-6638 tollfree and asking for item #902212 Jasmine Becket-Griffith's "We Wish You a Fairy Christmas" ornament collection.
Next - another new Christmas ornament collection - this time from Hawthorne Village. You may already recognize these cuties from my line of Ashton-Drake dolls, but now Hawthorne has taken the same characters and based these clip-on holiday ornaments. They are on faux Poinsettia flowers and clip right onto your Christmas tree, or a wreath, or a mantlepiece swag, curtains - anything that needs holiday fairy magic clipped onto it, hehe! They come in sets of two (yes you get both together) for $29.99 and are available for sale now here:
Or if you'd rather order by phone, just call 1-877-268-6638 tollfree and ask for item #902529 - Jasmine Becket-Griffith presents: "Fairy Holidays Poinsettia Ornaments" collection..
And as always - even though the PRE-ORDER phase is just here in the US, never fear - these will become available online and in other countries after the statues are actually released =) Don't worry! For more info or questions about ordering my statues from the Hamilton Collection & Bradford Exchange internationally, visit HERE.
Very exciting news for you tonight! I'm very happy to announce that I have a new art show event to invite you to - the Celebration Art & Wine Stroll right here in Celebration, Florida! Very soon too - next month - September 18th - one night only! A great show here in my hometown, all local artists, art, wine, live music and strolling! More details follow below. I also have a bunch of new ACEO Cards for you today, and a new Christmas ornament collection for sale now online.
First - as I mentioned - the Celebration Art & Wine Stroll! It's in my beautiful hometown of Celebration, Florida! I am going to have a tent at the Celebration Art & Wine Stroll! A very casual, FREE, laidback "art stroll" event with several local artists here in downtown Celebration, Florida. ONE NIGHT ONLY - September 18th, 6:30-10:00pm. Sponsored by my own local hangout - the Imperium Wine Room! Live music, food, wine, and of course ART! I'll be there in person to sign stuff, etc.! I'll have a few paintings, lots of prints (from only $3), probably some books & statues & stuff too. I will also be painting LIVE in person! Come say hi! For maps and more info, click HERE. Celebration is right by Disney World, and is a darling little town. Lots of great restaurants and lovely for a stroll! Whether you live here in central Florida or are vacationing in Orlando, come make an evening of it! Celebration is right off 192 by Disney, just MapQuest it or click on the links above. Then stay on Celebration Avenue and follow the signs to downtown Market Street! Can't miss!
Even before that show, of course I'll be doing Dragon*Con in Atlanta, don't forget - September 3-6 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. So - two shows in September!
To see these and all other upcoming appearances/art shows (info about FaerieCon coming up this fall too!) - visit my appearances page here:
I have a lot of great projects popping up now as far as Christmas ornaments go..... and this is the first of the season! In PLENTY of time to place you order for holiday ornaments - although really this would be great for any time of year.
These are ALREADY available to order online! You don't even have to call on the phone, hehe! Just click or copy & paste the link here:
This is a set of ALL THREE (yes you get all three shown all at once) glittering ornaments from the Bradford Exchange, inspired by my "Enchanted Companions" Hamilton Collection (you know, my statues with the little fairies and the baby unicorns?) - these ornaments feature the Hamilton characters on silvery hanging ornaments - so lovely!
(Or if you don't want to order online, just call 1-877-268-6638 tollfree and ask for Jasmine's "Enchanted Dreams Ornament Collection" - Item no: 902515 )
Most of my paintings this month are coming with me to debut at Dragon*Con, but in the meantime - to see all my current ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, click here:
Now for the new art - for more info about ACEO cards, how I make them & what they are (basically tiny hand embellished one of a kind canvas prints, trading card sized at 2.5"x3.5" and highly collectable), consult the individual auction descriptions - they are each one of a kind and are awesome! All are starting at a penny, with no reserve for seven-day auctions ending on the afternoon of Sunday, August 29th 6:00PM- 6:12PM Central Time!
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Hello Jasmine! I left you a message on Facebook about my site Bramble Icewitch at brambleicewitch.ning.com. I would love to feature you there as the Featured Fairy Artist. Please let me know if you are interested...
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