I've known of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite since the '80s and May Gibbs since the '70s but not the others. I still have the very small book of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite from the '80s (such gorgeous images) and a few May Gibb's collections the largest my one from 1985. I didn't know of the 100th anniversary edition thank you for the links. Another lovely video. Thank you :D
These look amazing! Also, I’ve been trying to find this book for years now but I can’t remember the title or the name of the author. But, I do remember some parts of the book: -The cover of the book was like a blue sky with fairies flying around in the middle -There was once scene where water pond/ lake fairies made you answer riddles to pass the lake -There was a scene were you walked into a shy weeping fairy in an icy cave -There was a scene in the dark, where the pond/ lake morphed into a face of person.... That’s really all I remember, also the book was more a chapter thick book, rather than a thin book If anyone knows the name of the book or the author pls tell me, thank you 🙏🏻🤍🤍
I hope you find your book! (LibraryThing has a great forum called “name that book” where you might be able to get some help looking for it!) it would also be helpful to know when you read it?
magical. Thank you for sharing. An fee,ling sadness, though, because it shows the superimposition of white people's perceptions on what must be a very rich indigeneous landscape beings lore. Where are they depicted?
Yes, this video highlights 'pan-European'-style literary magical fairy beings. I've been working on a separate video covering Australian Aboriginal dreamtime stories (which as you point out contains a rich lore of indigenous beings) - I have separated them separate from these 'fairies' because they are creatures of a very different historical and cultural nature. (There's a bit more background on my web page here: beautifulbooks.info/2019/02/the-art-of-the-australian-fairy/). Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to make this important observation :)
Thank you so much for your your lovely review of our fairy heritage.
Gracias por compartir ❤
I've known of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite since the '80s and May Gibbs since the '70s but not the others. I still have the very small book of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite from the '80s (such gorgeous images) and a few May Gibb's collections the largest my one from 1985. I didn't know of the 100th anniversary edition thank you for the links. Another lovely video. Thank you :D
k bal I hope more of Ida’s book are reprinted, her artwork is so exquisite 💕 Thanks as always for watching and taking time to comment 🥰
Fascinating! I knew of no Australian fairies but love fairy drawings!
Beacon Hill Books Oh, glad to be able to introduce some new fairy artists then 💕
How could you possibly pick a favourite? If pushed, I'd pick Pixie O'Harris. But they are all brilliant. TFS
These look amazing!
Also, I’ve been trying to find this book for years now but I can’t remember the title or the name of the author. But, I do remember some parts of the book:
-The cover of the book was like a blue sky with fairies flying around in the middle
-There was once scene where water pond/ lake fairies made you answer riddles to pass the lake
-There was a scene were you walked into a shy weeping fairy in an icy cave
-There was a scene in the dark, where the pond/ lake morphed into a face of person....
That’s really all I remember, also the book was more a chapter thick book, rather than a thin book
If anyone knows the name of the book or the author pls tell me, thank you 🙏🏻🤍🤍
I hope you find your book! (LibraryThing has a great forum called “name that book” where you might be able to get some help looking for it!) it would also be helpful to know when you read it?
@@BeautifulBooks Thank you! The book has been found 🤍🤍
Oh, that’s wonderful news! What was the book called?
@@BeautifulBooks it's called the secret of the fairies, by Thea Stiltion! Thank you so much one again
magical. Thank you for sharing. An fee,ling sadness, though, because it shows the superimposition of white people's perceptions on what must be a very rich indigeneous landscape beings lore. Where are they depicted?
Yes, this video highlights 'pan-European'-style literary magical fairy beings. I've been working on a separate video covering Australian Aboriginal dreamtime stories (which as you point out contains a rich lore of indigenous beings) - I have separated them separate from these 'fairies' because they are creatures of a very different historical and cultural nature. (There's a bit more background on my web page here: beautifulbooks.info/2019/02/the-art-of-the-australian-fairy/). Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to make this important observation :)