To believe in faeries is to step into an enchanted space where the rational mind meets the irrational heart, and all things… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
Faeries are seen through the heart, not through the eyes. Remember that faeries inhabit the interior of the earth and the interior… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
Anytime that is ‘betwixt and between’ or transitional is the faeries’ favorite time. They inhabit transitional spaces: the bottom of the garden,… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
At the edge of our world, at the edge of the otherworld, the beautiful and mysterious faeries stand, watching and waiting to… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
“I've been actively engaged with mythic imagery ever since I picked up that Rackham book, but it really came into focus for… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
Faeries are not fantasy, but a connection to reality. Faeries are irrational, poetic, absurd, and very, very wise. Faeries say there is… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
To believe in faeries is to step into an enchanted space where the rational mind meets the irrational heart, and all things become possible. — Brian Froud Copy Share
We almost need another word for fairy, that's the thing. Once people get to see what fairies' real power is, then they understand. — Brian Froud Copy Share
Faeries are seen through the heart, not through the eyes. Remember that faeries inhabit the interior of the earth and the interior of all… — Brian Froud Copy Share
It was hard for me to move forward, because I take responsibility for what I introduce into the world through my paintings. So to… — Brian Froud Copy Share
Perhaps all women are part faerie, for what woman can deny her faerie blood when the portals to her own land are open; when… — Brian Froud Copy Share
It was ironic that there I was finally painting the pictures I'd always wanted to paint and feeling very much at home in the… — Brian Froud Copy Share
I had a job as an illustrator, and I wanted to change the direction of my work. I moved to the country, and immediately… — Brian Froud Copy Share
In the 20th century, artists did a great disservice to fairies. They painted fairies in a way that was shallow and trite. So when… — Brian Froud Copy Share
Art always used to involve spirit. Painters painted spirit. They painted by commission things to go into churches, and that was painting spirit. Or… — Brian Froud Copy Share
Fairies are becoming much more popular. I see fairyland as this big sea, and the tide is sometimes out. — Brian Froud Copy Share
Nobody wanted to publish a book about fairies; they said people wouldn't be interested. Luckily, I discovered Lady Cottington and her pressed fairies, which… — Brian Froud Copy Share
I live in a house that's incredibly old, and it's typical that part of it is slightly in the ground. It's very earthed. It's… — Brian Froud Copy Share
I went and studied graphic design, because it seemed to me that advertising is more honest - the image actually has a function. But… — Brian Froud Copy Share
Once you step onto the fairy path, it's almost like there's no way off. You have to keep going. — Brian Froud Copy Share
