Tuesday Talent - David Ellwand and Fairie-ality

David Ellwand is an English photographer, illustrator and author, who I would say was best known for his children's books particularly his Amazing Baby series.  But I find great inspiration from his Fairie-ality books, they are fantastic for texture and colour combinations.  Drawing strictly from natural materials they are a collection of dresses, gowns, suits and furniture for fairies.  Now this may sound twee but the results are gorgeous.

If you are unsure about a colour combination or are stuck for a dress design or detail I find myself turning back to these books over and over again.  And if you just want to own a beautiful book, with lift up pages, secret envelopes and hidden treasures you could not better either 'Fairie-ality. The Fashion Collection From The House of Ellwand' or his other gem 'Fairie-ality: Style'.  

This chap is a talented artist, using natural materials in amazing ways to create stunning fairy sized fashion and furniture.  So successful were his designs that Elle magazine asked him to create a gown for one of their Christmas issues.  He seems to be a one off English eccentric (and boy do we have a lot of those), steeped in fairy lore and using his skills to explore historic photographic processes, maybe to capture an English sprite or two.  Try the books they are stunning and a real pleasure to explore.  For more David Ellwand magic try the website at www.davidellwand.com.