Blog Posts on faeries

Woolgatherer by Pencil Paint on Jan 19, 2012Woolgatherer Watercolor on paper 23 x 30.5 cm (Credits for model: faestock) I feel like I'm not updating this blog as much as I should... the weight of my last ever semester is finally sinking in; the workload is just insane, although admittedly som...

Proud by Pencil Paint on Nov 30, 2011The Rose Retraction Watercolor on paper 22 x 31 cm (Credits for references: marjoleinart-stock, mamacatayes-stock, astrals-stock, Iadinea)  I have never spent so much energy on a single painting in my entire life. Oh my gosh I am so happy with thi...

Silksinger by Laini Taylor by Chachic's Book Nook on Nov 22, 2011Silksinger is the second book in the Dreamdark series by Laini Taylor and is the sequel to Blackbringer. Laini Taylor has become an auto-buy author for me because I fell in love with her YA books: Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Lips Touch. I found Bl...

Book Review: The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton by books. food. travel. on Nov 18, 2011RATING: (The Faerie Ring #1) The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One Dec...

Rima Staines: Around and Below the World by Pencil Paint on Nov 3, 2011One of my dearest friends recently introduced me to the work of Rima Staines, a true-blue bonafide gypsy; she actually traveled for a year and a day in a house on wheels (it's so much fun to picture it!), exploring the world and 'the otherness that...

Book Review: Iron Fey #4: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa by books. food. travel. on Oct 26, 2011RATING: My name—my True Name—is Ashallayn’darkmyr Tallyn.I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her.My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…    Book 1: The Iron King review Book 2: The I...

Painting the Roses Red by Pencil Paint on Aug 25, 2011Last week, I was scanning the crowded shelves of Booksale at SM Mega Mall when the gilded title of a certain green book caught my eye: Painting Acrylic Flowers A-Z. With no hesitation I tugged at the book until it pulled free from its tight wedge, an...

Portrait of a Conflicted Artist by Pencil Paint on Aug 16, 2011It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing. {Mother Teresa} I still can't believe I drew the one above; I think the immense amount of free time helped (this was done during my year-long break from school in 2008, prior to un...

Book Review: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull by books. food. travel. on Aug 10, 2011RATING: (Fablehaven #1) For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absol...

Irish Folk tales by Finding Neverland on Jul 3, 2011Some time ago, four months to be exact, while I was writing the article on the African folk tales It was very Interesting to see two countries who had lots of folk and fairy tales of their own. One of them was Pakistan and the other was Ireland. For...