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 FroudSpirits were seen to be very much part of the everyday world, and you were accosted by spirits all the time. It's only really quite recently that we've relegated the fantastic as being just imagination and not real and having no purpose.
Brian FroudIn the 20th century, artists did a great disservice to fairies. They painted fairies in a way that was shallow and trite. So when people see my stuff, they suddenly realize the depth of fairies.
Brian Froud