Selina

    Gender: Female
    Location: Australia
    Relationship: Committed Relationship
    Orientation: Straight
    Body Type: Average
    Height: 5'2"
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    About Me: I've been working as an artist since I was 19 years old, and of course creating art for much longer before hand! My artwork and business is my sole source of income, which is something I am proud to have acheived by my age, and is what the majority of my time is spent on. I share my passion between my art and business and my fiance and family, and my beautiful, retarded, no-name cat.
    TV: Anything that's humour doesn't rely on the complete stupidity of completely unlikable characters with not a single redeeming feature.
    Books: Stardust, Grimm Brothers, Shadow War trilogy, Kabuki, Angelo and Rosaline, anything with at least 50% or more pictures to words.
    Likes: Fairies, goddess, mermaids, unicorns, dragons, witches, gnomes, goblins, sprites, angels, you name it. I love anything fantasy or with that fairy tale whimsy to it.

    And all things Geeky. It's just how my character sheet was rolled up.

    And food. Loves food. Mmm... food.
    Dislikes: I HATE people who hate stuff! ;p
    Hobbies: Arting and crafting.
    Vices: Being a work-o-holic, equally mixed with doses of procrastination.
    Heroes: The amazing talents of fantast art who accept me as a peer while I'm still but a student.

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    New Year Site Relaunch, 08 review and more

    Thursday, January 1, 2009, 08:17 PM EST [General]

    This newsletter features recent updates and news from www.selinafenech.com 
    January 2009

    Happy New Year everybody! What a year 2008 was. I've been reviewing my achievements of 2008 and am fairly impressed with the list. From major publishing contracts, to finishing 34 paintings, and of course, beating cancer, it was quite a big year! Hopefully 2009 will be a lot bigger, better, and completely cancer free! I've decided to re-open and re-launch early! I was going to wait until the 5th, however I was just too keen to get this done I couldn't wait! So we are now open again for shopping, with some fantastic new products and changes to the site.

    Website Relaunch!!
    Selinafenech.com has now become a huge, integrated shopping hub for all products and artist ranges we produce here in the studio. That includes the Spellbound Greeting cards, of course, and also the Australian range for Jessica Galbreth Enchanted Art! You can now shop all these great products on the one site. I hope the new set up is easy to navigate and follow, we put a lot of work into it, and would love any feedback you have.

    New Products and Redesigned Products!!
    Our stunning new Silk Shoulder Bags have been released! I designed these bags entirely myself and they have been manufactured exclusively for me, making a beautiful, unique product. The bags are made from a beautiful raw silk, have a zip up closure top, and a front pouch, which is printed with a long lasting transfer technology. I only have about 25 of these bags in stock, sent express from the manufacturer... the rest are on a slow boat, due in a couple of months. So if you want one of these now you will need to get in quick!
    Also released this month are cute pewter Earrings. Using the same lead free pewter charms as the Fantasy Charms, these earrings look gorgeous worn with anything. Some of our other jewelry has also had a make over. Our Cameo style Art Pendants now come on a really decadent looking black glass beaded, multi strand necklace, instead of the organza ribbon chokers.

    While the site was being worked on...
    The Fan Gallery and Press and Awards pages have been updated. New photos of tattoos, magazine articles and more have been uploaded, featuring me or my art!

    Valentines Day soon upon us
    From one holiday to the next, it is time to start thinking about our loved ones and lovers for Valentines day. I love V.day, just the air of romance it brings. For those in love it's a time to cherish and celebrate, for those single it's a time to dream and wish for your Prince or Princess! I've chosen to release two sensual new artworks of romantic theme for Valentines Day. Along the Forest Path has an elegant fairy meandering down a dark forest path, following a trail of red rose petals! Blossoming Love is just pure fun. I love this fairy couple, they are the embodiment of true, unbridled joy and new love! If you're looking for a gift, try doing a search for the term "romance" on the website!

    New Competition!
    After the success of the big Christmas Art giveaway competition, I've decided to hold a big comp every three months! For our new contest I have decided to hold a Customer Action Shots Competition! I love to interact with my customers, and love it even more to receive photos of my products and art in use! I want you to send in your photos of my art or products in use. You can be in the photos if you like too! You can send in as many photos as you like. The best photos will be displayed on the website, and the runner up and the winner will be chosen by me based on quality and originality of the photo! The Winner will receive an original painting and the runner up will get a voucher for the site! More here- Competitions

    More Jessica Galbreth Art and Products Soon
    With the new integrated shopping site, the range of Jessica Galbreth products we are producing for her in our studio here will be expanded very soon. Pendants, bags and more will be added to the range, along with Jessica's incredible new oil and pencil artwork range of Celtic Myth!

    David- My Prince Charming
    I wanted to take a moment to talk about the man in my life, now I'm feeling all mushy with Valentines day coming up!
    David has been in my life for a few years now, and it was love at first sight! He is now my best friend, fiance, and also my business manager! His background in financial services has brought a whole new level of expertise and professionalism to my business, and I value his advice greatly. He also built my business database from scratch, the clever guy! David has also been incredibly strong and supportive during my cancer treatment, even finding me beautiful when I felt like a big, hairless blob! When he's not busy being my everything, he works in film and television, and one day will make his own amazing stories and visions come to life in movies. He has just started a blog for the first time, go and check it out at devjak.livejournal.com


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    August Updates

    Monday, August 11, 2008, 07:27 AM EST [General]

    Fairy Art

    This newsletter features recent updates and news from www.selinafenech.com 
    August 2008

    • Some very exciting news! I have just signed with a publisher to create two oracle card decks, working with the amazing Lucy Cavendish as author. With these decks on the horizon, my three current card decks are being discontinued. Once they are sold out they won't be re-printed, and there's not a lot left now. In fact, one deck is already all gone! I will release more news about the new decks as work begins on them.
    • Five lovely new art prints have been released this month, including three unicorn sisters, so cute! When I was about 7 years old, I used to write stories all the time about these winged unicorn ponies, who are called Rainbow Wings, Sunset and Moonshine. They had all sorts of adventures, receiving special magical presents from the fairies, being captured by goblins, meeting mother nature! I was just thinking about the again the other day, and just knew I had to paint them again!
    • In the Specials & Sales section you will find some one of a kind items up for grabs! I have hand made a few brooches using Cameo settings and brooch pin backs, they look great. I might develop these into a proper product range, I might not, but right now there are only 4 available! I've also printed some one of a kind canvas ACEO style prints. These little trading card size prints look great, I just love how the prints look on canvas, like little old fashioned masterpieces!
    • All those sold out greeting cards are now back in stock, as well as some new designs, Far Far Away, Silver Sisters, Queen Mab, Queen Gloriana, and Queen Caelia!
    • Don't forget to pre-order your 2009 Selina Fenech Calendar from Ellen Million Graphics at http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/fantasyart/emggroup.php?id=32 to make sure you get a discount and don't miss out on your copy! My calendars have sold out well before the new year two years in a row now!
    • Next time you hear from me I will have completed all my chemotherapy treatment and be well on the way to recovery! Let me tell you, I'm stupidly excited about having my hair grow back! Being bald in winter is just BRRRR. Thanks to every who has sent well wishes during this time, it's really kept me going through some hard patches.

    Love and magic,
    Selina


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    July Website Updates

    Saturday, July 19, 2008, 11:55 PM EST [General]

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    July 2008

    I've been finding my chemo cycles recently too draining (and achey!) for painting lately, but I have a couple of other big exciting announcments for you!

    • The website has a brand new look! I thought it was about time for a redesign, so the site's had a big make over to a beautiful new enchanting layout, with improved navigation and information sections. I hope you like this new, more magical feeling site. Feel free to let me know what you think!
    • The BIG news is that Journals are finally in stock! It feels great to finally have my hands on these, and literally too, they feel so wonderful. The journals are solidly made, hard covered with a patterned faux suede fabric, are 8x10" in size and have 100 unlined pages of beige parchment for you to use for just about anything.
    • The Fairy Queens artworks I created a month ago are now available on a Coffee Mug and in Stationery Sets and Cameos, see them in the New Releases section along with the new Moonlit Magic coffee mug and more.
    • I've also just got the stock in of the new Cameo Pendants setting I have designed. These new settings are a step up in quality from the previous cameos (which were hardly lacking, if I may say so!). They are made from lead and nickel free pewter, plated with antique silver. I hope you like the new design!

    Latest Products and Artworks

    Journal - Dragon Skies-Selina, Fenech, Dragon Skies, dragon, dragonfly, dragonflies, fairy, purple, sky,book of shadows, book of dreams, writing journal, notebook, sketchbook, velvet, suede

    Journal - Motherhood-Selina, Fenech, Motherhood, mermaid, mother, baby, child, birth, graphite, black and white,book of shadows, book of dreams, writing journal, notebook, sketchbook, velvet, suede

    Cameo - Luna -Selina, Fenech, Luna, moon, goddess, blue, celestials,pendant, necklace, choker, cameo

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    I was going a mile a minute with Creativity, too, making faerie furniture and planning a faerie house, then a big PAUSE for chemo treatments. Usually I know what's coming, but Dr. is trying a different treatment, so unknown reactions to deal with. If you ever want to message/talk . . . I'm here. Lady Trillium

    Merrie_Fae_Tresses
    July 20, 2008
    10:26 AM EST

    Special Ebay Auctions and Updates

    Thursday, June 19, 2008, 01:54 AM EST [General]

    This newsletter features recent updates and news from www.selinafenech.com
    June 2008

    • A couple of limited items for sale this month, including some Dragonfae Card Decks and Faeryland 2009 signed calendars in the Specials & Sales gallery and a very few figurines of Impossible Love and Guardian for sale in the Figurines section.
    • Lots of Greeting Cards are currently on sale as dicsontinued designs- once they are all sold they won't be reprinted!
    • I've managed to dig up just one copy each of the sold out 2008 calendars, available now at Books & Calendars
    • Don't forget Fairy Day is coming up on the 24th! The best time of year to celebrate fairies! Click here for ideas on what you can do.
    • Four new artworks available as prints, a set of Fairy Queens!
    • My chemotherapy is certainly draining, and hard, but I'm almost half way through now! Each treatment is a three week cycle before going in again for more, and I find only the first week after each treatment is fairly rough, the other two weeks I'm feeling back to normal, and actually getting some painting done now, yay!





    Special News!!

    All four of the Fairy Queen artwork original paintings are currently being auctioned on Ebay right now, with a starting price of only $1.00! It is rare I auction anything these days, so all four of these going at once for such a low price is a real opportunity!
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    Breast Cancer Update

    Sunday, March 23, 2008, 07:58 PM EST [General]

    Thanks to everyone for their kind wishes and support! I thought I had better post an update on how things are going with my treatment. So far everything has been really positive and going very well. I had surgery back on the 11th where they just cut the lump out. They did a check of the lymph nodes then as well to see if the cancer had spread at all, but they were clear, which is a really big YAY! It’s all healing really well too, I feel almost back to normal allready, they did such an awesome job (I barely even look different, except for what will be a super cool scar!).


    A week after they came back with the full pathology results and confirmed the clear lymph nodes, and a clear margin on the removed tissue, which was the best news. Unfortunately the cancer type is a more aggressive form, so just to be sure they clear out any tiny bit that might still be hiding somewhere they are going to start me on chemotherapy in a few weeks time, and then radiotherapy after that. But it is expected that I will be 100% cancer free after all that. Of course they can never really know, and it’s something that I’ll have to keep an eye on for the rest of my life, but fingers crossed hey!


    The chemo, as most people know, has a lot of side affects and will probably make me feel pretty goopy on and off for the next 4 months or so. Mostly fatigue and aches and such, and of course the famous hair loss! I’ve taken a stand against the hair loss, and am going to have fun over the next few weeks before treatment starts, with a series of ever-shortening crazy funky hair cuts. In fact, I’ve already been in and am now a shoulder length pale blond! Next I’m thinking a bright red pixie cut ^_^


    On the art and business side of things, I’ve been so incredibly lazy, and unmotivated. I’m slowly working on and off on a commission for a beer label for Wychwood brewery, but otherwise haven’t done any new work. I’ve got some great ideas I want to start on soon though. I’ve got someone working the order filling part of my business for me which is nice (with my help on and off when needed, still training!). Also I’ve got a HUGE shipment of luscious journals on their way in by sea mail (about 2 months away!). They are so beautiful, just wait till you see them.


    Anyway, thanks again everyone for your support! It feels as though I wouldn’t be getting such good results from my treatment without it.

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    My thoughts are with you,my fathers fiance had breast cancer in 06 but she is clear of it now and they are getting married soon!Glad you are on the way to a full recovery,Blessings Sarah

    Sarah
    March 23, 2008
    08:43 PM EST

    Sooo sorry to hear.

    My sister just had her sugery with breast cancer, too. :(



    I hope you will recover soon - and this will just be a sad period...

    Rita
    April 14, 2008
    10:23 AM EST

    wow you remain so positive that is so wonderful.I guess losing my grandmother to this I'm not so positive about it! Much love and Happiness and may you stay Cancer free!

    Jeanne
    April 14, 2008
    11:42 AM EST

    Hey Sel



    My thoughts are with you always and I hope everything continues positively.



    hugs

    Regan xxx

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    April 27, 2008
    10:01 PM EST
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    Your artwork is gorgeous and so inspiring! You are one of my favorite fantasy artists! Will there be a book coming out in the future featuring your art do you think? Your pieces are so memorable and have so much emotion and meaning to them! Amazing!

    Stephanie
    May 01, 2009
    11:26 PM EST





    Have a Magical Christmas!

    Pixie Wildflower
    December 17, 2008
    02:37 PM EST

    Autumn is my favorite season, I wanted to share my Pumpkin Pixie with you. Happy Fall from Enchanted Designs, I hope to see you at Faerie Con coming up!

    enchantedemma
    September 29, 2008
    09:40 PM EST

    I was reading you think of yourself as a mer student of art. Your art is truly beautiful. You have been blessed with a gift. A gift that inspires and and brings beauty into the lives of all the people who view your art. You ARE a master artist. I may not be able to afford your paintings now, but my husband and young boys want to buy me one for Christmas. It will be hard to choose although the 'Glimpse" is at the top of my list. It has inspired me to write down some great ideas.



    Blessings

    ElmaBree
    August 26, 2008
    10:31 PM EST

    My favorite piece of your work is the Glimpse. I also enjoy your other paintings of male Fairies. They have such a 'manly' look to them. They are fablulous looking! Muscles and all!.



    Blessings

    ElmaBree
    August 26, 2008
    10:17 PM EST

    My favorite by you is LEAF whom seems to be the impersonation of my personal Faery Goddess, Arduinna, the Forest Goddess.

    Lady Trillium

    Merrie_Fae_Tresses
    July 29, 2008
    10:52 AM EST

    Wishing you well Selina. I love your new website design! Its been fun to see your art on the Wychwood beers here in the UK...we drank Goliath last night! Bright Blessings xx

    Kathy
    July 20, 2008
    07:57 AM EST

    Hey Sel

    Great to find you hear. Keep your spirits up and know we are all thinking of you.



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    Regan
    April 27, 2008
    09:56 PM EST

    Hi Selina,
    Glad to here the good news on your treatment so far. Your brave & positive attitude is an inspiration to us all!
    Sending you Healing Faerie Blessings

    Amanda
    April 14, 2008
    04:52 PM EST

    I pray you recover quickly and are back to your normal asap.
    Love your work.
    Take care of you and know your fans are always waiting for anything new you do.

    Nancy
    March 17, 2008
    01:14 PM EST

    Hi Selina, Thanks for makin us women more aware of breast cancer and to check more.

    You have a very postitive attitude about the operation which I know will go well for you!

    You're artworks are fab!

    My fairy wishes are with you!

    KarinaFae

    KarinaFae
    March 09, 2008
    09:37 PM EST

    Thanks for adding me as a friend! I love your artwork--it's beautiful. Have a great week!

    Dragon_Fay
    February 27, 2008
    05:26 PM EST

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