Voices in the forest tell of dark and twisted enchantments - as dark and twisted as the roots and grasping branches of the trees themselves. Even the most gnarled tree is eloquent in the telling of its own tale. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Fairies are becoming much more popular. I see fairyland as this big sea, and the tide is sometimes out. — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
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 Image
