White is the fairy's wing floating up and down,

White is the feeling of being all alone.

White is the air as it floats through the wind.

White is the world as it spins.

White is the snowflake hanging on the limb,

White is the dolphin swimming in the sea,

White is the sky when clouds are passing by,

White is the fairy tale that will never end.

by Heather - Ms. Van de Graafs 3rd grade, Orchard Elementary School, Burlington, Vermont

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 We are all innocent!

Thank you Our Lady Peace. But hey, it's true. This blog is all about standing up and being true to ourselves. Don't let anyone tell you you're crazy, different, stupid, ugly, dumb, fat, skinny, or wimpy as a toothless, wet guinea pig. Because you know what... I've been around long enough to know that happiness sneaks up on all of us who hang in there and stay true to ourselves. If you're sincere, friends will seek you out like the Three Kings and you'll have a pot of hot chili and cold 30-pack ready when they get there! Just keep the fire warm.

It's like my man Hunter S. Thompson said,  "The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs."

I honestly have no idea what that quote means, but it sounds good. 

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Now onward gonzo warriors, into the mist of dawn to kick some dragon butt!

What's New With Linda...

What an awesome picture! Truly a portrait of friendship at Faerecon earlier this month. Linda told me these are some of her dearest friends and it shows! Left is Linda Ravenscroft and center is Jane Starr Weils. For anyone who  hasn't checked out the art produced by these two woman (which is hard to believe), pleeeease Google them.

Also, for anyone who hasn't seen Linda's newest nudie fairy... still  unnamed (I think) -- check her out on Linda's site.

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And finally, I have to plug Linda's book (Her Rainbow World) since holiday buying is soon to begin. Remember, it's a great gift for anyone needing a lift in spirits...pure inspiration for expressing yourself in any way you want. And better, we're offering a reduced price of $17.95 from now to the New Year, but only if you go through the GW Zouck site for now.

 A New Featured Artist!

 Charles R. Bristow

We met Charles at Faerecon and thought this artist had something going! Plus, he's a really nice guy. Charles was recently published in Artscene International Magazine (June, 2009). And is committed to appear in artist Sherrie Spencer's upcoming Fantastical Enchantments Magazine. You can check him out at Myspace.com/captfrogger.

 Commentary...

(Will the Circle be Unbroken)

At Faerecon I saw so many  people reaching for a simple experience caressed by innocence, purity, sincerity. I didn’t receive a single dispassionate hug. Smiles were opening preludes to new friendships, and people blissfully exposed their inner, and sometimes outer, self to the world …a celebratory act!

But there was also an illusive pang of hard reality around this festival of free spirits…an anxiety that all was not perfect in the kingdom of fantasy. Yes, I couldn’t hide from it, even in the whirl of a dance I saw through the corner of my eye the nuances of business politics, subtle acts that reminded me that there was still ego and cunning seeping along the aisles. It was present behind some of the smiles; behind clipboards and checklists. After all, the fairy world is more than a world of wishful dreams, it’s also a marketplace. Someone has to be in charge.

So to regain my happy spirit I grasped for symbols of the things that were real and noble around me—away from the cold steel of business. My mind wondered as I looked around…the white rose some girl was holding in her gentle hands meant innocence and purity. Or maybe the clear white crystals on the table across the hall really could push energy into me, like a cosmic Starbucks double latte. Objects do have power! This much I knew!

Then a woman walked up and asked me to sign her “Book of Gods and Goddesses” I realized that we create our own symbols, and we also smith our own armor, link by link and bolt by iron bolt. What she did melted all the iron away. What she had in her hands was the true purity of the Faerecon experience. Friendships forged on terms not obligatory, but based on the knowledge that because we both enjoy the same experience, we can become friends, and act in accordance to that ideal. By signing her book, I had signed a contract with the universe. Now if only the business world operated that same way. What a better world it would be.

Peace until next time, 

Emerson 

And now, before we go...

      the vision of...

            a beautiful white fairy...

   One of Linda's long time Faerecon friends...

NOTE: Big thanks to Nena-Pauline Aviles for sharing her "Book of Gods and Goddesses" and for being one of the thousands who put the true spirit into Faerecon. And to Tami Rausch for coming all the way from Utah and dreaming big! (Get that book manuscript going, Tami!)

                    Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

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Coming on Tuesday, November 18th.

We'll talk about new artists and new friends in the fairy realm, Linda's world since Faerecon, and whatever else comes up!

Until then...as Bob Dylan once said, "I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours."

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