A Faerie Artist

[pameladlloyd]

Today, by following various links I came across frantic_mice' journal, which is friends-locked, but has a beautiful image created by artist Michelle Bradshaw (also known as Pixiwillow) on the front page. Intrigued, I searched for and found the Pixiwillow website, which has lots of beautiful images of her mixed media and polymer clay sculpture figurines, which depict various life-sized (as in, 2-4 inches tall) fairies and pixies, and their animal companions, as well as some fairytale-based scenes. All very cool.

asakiyume -- I think you will enjoy this picture: Nighthawk, because of your love for all things corvine.

Updated to add that in the process of poking around on the Froud site, I discovered a link to FaerieRadio.com, which I have been listening too ever since. Lovely music.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes! I think Nighthawk is an especially good one! The figurines remind me of Brian Froud's art, made three dimensional (maybe slightly sweeter than his stuff, though).

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think Pixiwillow's work is sweeter, and a little closer to human (when it's not animal) than Brian Froud's. (I am going to have to find out how she puts "fur" on her polymer clay sculptures--I was fascinated by the realism of some of her animals.

Have you seen any of Wendy Froud's figurines? They share the same aesthetic as her husband's work. At sometime since I last visited it, they've updated their website (http://www.worldoffroud.com/index.html) and I don't feel it showcases her work as well as it used to, but you can see a few examples of her figurines (http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/store/ss/index.cfm) in their online store and there's

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Yes, I think Pixiwillow's work is sweeter, and a little closer to human (when it's not animal) than Brian Froud's. (I am going to have to find out how she puts "fur" on her polymer clay sculptures--I was fascinated by the realism of some of her animals.

Have you seen any of Wendy Froud's figurines? They share the same aesthetic as her husband's work. At sometime since I last visited it, they've updated <a href="http://www.worldoffroud.com/index.html">their website</a> and I don't feel it showcases her work as well as it used to, but you can see <a href="http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/store/ss/index.cfm">a few examples of her figurines</a> in their online store and there's <a href"http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/oldoak/main/index.cfm">a book of her artwork</a> available, as well.

She was one of the muppet makers who worked with Jim Henson, and I know she worked on the films <a href="http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/films/dc/darkcrystal.cfm">The Dark Crystal</a> and <a href="http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/films/laby/labyrinth.cfm">Labyrinth</a>. So, if you've seen either of those films, you've seen examples of her muppets. You might also be able to find copies of some of <a href="http://www.worldoffroud.com/www/oldoak/midsummer/index.cfm">her children's books</a>, which are illustrated with photographs of scenes created with her figurines.