Happy Family Day, Adley! You came into our family exactly a year ago today. I wrote a story to celebrate her!

A Tale for Adley Flora Froud

Once Upon a Time, as all good tales begin, there was a long-haired, twinkle-eyed woman and her strong and gentle husband.

A couple of years ago, a friend of mine contacted me with the idea for a photography project.  Wouldn’t it be fun, she said, if we were to do a photo shoot inspired by the work of Brian Froud?  For those of you who may not be familiar with his work, Brian is the godfather of all things faerie.  His work was directly translated into film in the movies Labyrinth and Dark Crystal, and his art has enchanted for decades.

There’s something that has been on my dream list or bucket list for my entire adult life. I never thought it would actually happen for me.

You see, I am an avid Froudian, meaning I admire and follow the work of Brian, Wendy, and Toby Froud. If you’ve seen the movies Labyrinth and Dark Crystal, you are already familiar with the Froudian aesthetic without knowing it: both of those movies were visually inspired by Brian Froud’s art, to an extreme extent. Both films are like seeing his paintings come to life.

Although I still love all things Pre-Raphaelite, there are some incredible resources out there now, and I haven’t been updating my blog, The Beautiful Necessity, as much.  I did just share a wonderful project though…a gorgeous calendar of images I highly recommend you support!

There are two new blog posts from the last couple of weeks over at Domythic Bliss.

The newest one, written today, talks about the incredible crowd-funded project, Hedgespoken. It’s extremely magical, enchanted, and marvelous…do go look.