We almost need another word for fairy, that's the thing. Once people get to see what fairies' real power is, then they understand.

Not all meanings are meant to be clear at once. Some ideas take time. Some words are designed to lead us on inner journeys, with truth hidden deep inside them.

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 revived a huge amount of interest in fairies, so I could go ahead and do the book I wanted to do.

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 countryside, and I ended up working in New York City, which is definitely the archetypal city.

We almost need another word for fairy, that's the thing. Once people get to see what fairies' real power is, then they understand.

I paint the spirit and soul of what I see.

Once you step onto the fairy path, it's almost like there's no way off. You have to keep going.