A Cat on the Cover? How "Meowgnificent"! (Can you tell I'm a Cat Lover?) Looking forward to meeting the Faerie Magazine crew at Spoutwood this weekend!

I am parking myself impatiently by my postbox to wait for my issue to arrive. Now, where *is* that postman??

Can't wait to read it! :)

ahhh now see theres very level approach to what i like to call 5 alarm internet Fearhead. There has been thousands of weird and bizarre bills killed in subcommitee over the years. This i suspect wioll be another. I can see where in the Bush adminstration such a bill would spring. Its big money maker. An opportunity for the Murdochs and Turners of the world to snatcxh up millions un unprotected works and make millions more registering other art. but given the present congress and all. This one wont
make it to a vote. Telecom imunity is a much bigger battle with corrupt representives on both sides of the aisle trying to get qa peice of telecom pie when they retire. People think this issue went away but its something that is ready and waiting for a midnight vote. I prefer to save my ammo for the fight in front of me. Like say for instance getting a dem in the whitehouse then its on to copyright law. Ooooh did i show my politcal stripes there sorry. I meant to say, Have aFaerie fabulous Day (poof!)

Thanks for all this information. I have been reading alot on this and I agree with what you said, "I encourage every artist to do their due diligence in researching this subject before forming an opinion..."

Thank you for the welcome! I look forward to getting to know everyone.

oooh ooooh Me ! Me! Pick me! Pick Me!
Orchid

Hello Yama,

"Yama," isn't that "mountain" in Japanese? Is that little girl in your av seated at the top? (Wow, now that'd be a guru!)

I just wanted to nominate someone for uprising artist: an incredibly sweet and wonderfully compassionate person named Susan, who's art just becomes more and more breakthrough. She does photographic faeries with wonderful hand-drawn wings, bathed in soft light. Lately she's created one with a leaf gown too.

Truely magical. Anyways take a look at her here. You can't go wrong with this definition! ;^)

Hi Yama

It's great to have someone from Kim's magazine as a member and I think the idea of an emerging artist feature is a good one. The delema of who should be considered has all the hallmarks of censorship both to the artist and the judge.Too many times new artist are treated with discoutesy by not even being acknowledged by thoes they have spent time and effort in contacting. Nothing crushes the spirit more than to be rejected by some one who you thought of as being of like mind. Even if unintentional it's difficult not to take it personally. My happy discovery of this site was as a result of such an occurance. I understand that not every artist can be featured but if one reaches out at least let them know you noticed. An e-mail of thanks is better than nothing at all. I wish you all the luck in making dreams come true.

I'll add a second to the nominations of both Susan and Orchid!

Hi Yama,

I'm a curator for a gallery & usually emerging artist (in the "gallery sense") means someone fairly young, just out of an art grad school, someone the gallery curators feel is incredibly talented & is deserving of an exhibit.

But, I don't think you have follow that for the magazine. You could just have a short feature every month on someone that hasn't gotten the attention they deserve (in art, music, dance, acting, crafts, costume, etc), someone who has been overlooked.

And Tom, I like the idea of members suggesting someone. Maybe many more members could give ideas of who might be deserving of a little limelight!

Thanks for reading!

Lise

Richard E Grant is one of my very favourite actors, his autobiography is great & gives an interesting insight into the filming of movies such as Withnail. His voice just melts me & we still have him on cassette tape reading some audio books from when our lads were young - his retelling of The Indian In The Cupboard is one of our best loved, delicious;)
We Must have a sign for fairy for darling Charlotte & Everyone needs to learn it! I really hope we can find one... I miss you, your dear family & your beautiful little girl so much - you truly are enchanted folk & I send much love your way.
The Spring issue is looking Gorgeous so far in proof, best ever. Everyone has done a stunning job again & I can't wait for the readers to see it, I feel deeply proud & honoured to be even a small part of such an elegant, wonder-filled publication, thank you. Happy 3rd Birthday Faerie Magazine.

ASL sign for Fairy ...
We don't have one but you can two signs as "girl" and "butterfly".
That's mean fairy ;o)

"We want the finest wines known to mankind. We want them HERE, and we want them NOW." "Here, hare, here." And, of course: "GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!!!!"

Hehehehe! I need to watch that film again. I love me some Richard E Grant. Have you read his autobiography, 'With Nails'? Good reading!

Looking forward to the FM spring issue! :D