Parting the Vail of Faerie, The Colmore Fatagravures is a splendid series of photos by John Glen, AKA Crowolf. The back story, is thus: “A Scottish adventurer, inventor, and photographer named Neville Colmore claimed to have constructed a device capable of “…parting the veil of Faery…”. The device, which he called the “Spectobarathrum”, produced beautiful photo graphic plates he called “fatagravures”, through a now lost process. The original “Spectobarathrum” along with all of the images he claimed to have made were believed destroyed in a fire.”. Presented as rediscovered examples of these Fatagravures, with fragmentary journal entries, they do look wonderfully aged and ‘authentic’.

In the garden behind a small cottage grows an ancient oak tree that hides a secret. The young boy who lives in the cottage couldn’t care less about the tree and certainly doesn’t know it is enchanted. But all is about to change, as the fairies living in the oak are about to cast a spell that will change his life forever…
The Boy in the Oak is an enchanting fairy tale written and illustrated by Jessica Albarn. It deals with the consequences of mistreating nature, and ultimately the power of kindness, thoughtfulness and forgiveness. The book itself is wonderfully tactile, with an embossed cover and translucent images overlaying the pages. The story is currently being made into a short film, a mixture of live action and animation, with Jude Law narrating. The score is being written by Jessica’s brother Damon (of Blur and Gorillaz fame).

In the garden behind a small cottage grows an ancient oak tree that hides a secret. The young boy who lives in the cottage couldn’t care less about the tree and certainly doesn’t know it is enchanted. But all is about to change, as the fairies living in the oak are about to cast a spell that will change his life forever…
The Boy in the Oak is an enchanting fairy tale written and illustrated by Jessica Albarn. It deals with the consequences of mistreating nature, and ultimately the power of kindness, thoughtfulness and forgiveness. The book itself is wonderfully tactile, with an embossed cover and translucent images overlaying the pages. The story is currently being made into a short film, a mixture of live action and animation, with Jude Law narrating. The score is being written by Jessica’s brother Damon (of Blur and Gorillaz fame).

If you haven’t already got a calendar for this shiny new year it is not too late to pick up Postcards from Fairyland, a beautifully produced calendar featuring the art of Dorothy Wallace. Featuring Dorothy’s trademark dreamy, vintage-style photography, this is a gorgeous way to keep track of your days. The images are suitable for framing too, so at year’s end you can re-use your favourite images. To purchase a copy please visit Dorothy Wallace’s online store.

If you haven’t already got a calendar for this shiny new year it is not too late to pick up Postcards from Fairyland, a beautifully produced calendar featuring the art of Dorothy Wallace. Featuring Dorothy’s trademark dreamy, vintage-style photography, this is a gorgeous way to keep track of your days. The images are suitable for framing too, so at year’s end you can re-use your favourite images. To purchase a copy please visit Dorothy Wallace’s online store.