FAERIEWORLDS SELLS OUT SECRET HOUSE:
MOVES TO NEW VENUE AT MOUNT PISGAH!

In response to unprecedented advance ticket sales, we are happy to announce that Faerieworlds has sold out Secret House and will now take place at Mount Pisgah in the beautiful Buford Park Recreation Area, just outside of Eugene, OR. The events dates remain the same, July 31st, through August 2nd.

With over a month from opening the gates to the Realm, our ticket sales had already exceeded the capacity at Secret House. In an effort to provide the best possible experience for our guests, we moved quickly to secure this much larger site that can accommodate what is sure to be record-breaking attendance. This year more than ever, Faerieworlds is the place to be for people and families who love, music, crafts, art, and faeries: this is the Faerieworlds experience that our guests and vendors have been asking for!

With the move to Mount Pisgah, Faerieworlds can now comfortably host camping and parking for thousands of guests, as well as provide a beautiful, tree lined field for the Faerieworlds vending village and performance stages. With these exceptional assets and it’s location so convenient to downtown Eugene, we see Mount Pisgah as the home of Faerieworlds for many years to come.

Here are just some of the amazing features of the new site:

- only 10 minutes from downtown Eugene
- just minutes from Exit 189 on Interstate 5
- Acres of shaded picnic areas and walkways
- 15 miles of hiking trails
- Campgrounds and parking for thousands of guests
- RV camping welcome – for the first time at Faerieworlds!
- Five developed community campfire circles onsite
- Designated night-time drum circle areas
- Family only and quiet camping areas
- Main stage until midnight
- Acoustic music & story circles all night!

Lane County is working closely with the Faerieworlds team to prepare the site. As an environmental agency, they are our ideal event partner and are pleased that our festival will help support the Parks financially. This year, we are proud to announce the Mount Pisgah Arboretum as the beneficiary of our 2009 donation.

Faerieworlds has enjoyed four years of exceptional hospitality at Secret House and we are grateful for the support of owner Patti Chappel for helping make Faerieworlds a success. Patti will continue to be a valued member of the Faerieworlds team at our new venue.

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07-2009

FROUDS TO HOST FAERIEWORLDS AND BONDING CEREMONY!  

Brian and Wendy Froud will return to Eugene, Oregon to once again host FAERIEWORLDS on July 31st - August 2nd. In addition to meeting fans and signing their books, the Frouds will lead a very special Bonding Ceremony on Sunday for all couples, friends and loved ones in honor of the marriage of their son, Toby, to Sarah Morgan on July 18th. With performances by Faun (US premiere!), Woodland, Beats Antique with Zoe Jakes, Delhi to Dublin, the Wicker Men and many more bands as well as on-site camping for the first time, this promises to be the best Faerieworlds ever!

SPECIAL OFFER FOR FROUDIANS: Get an additional 10% off any ticket price; just use this code FW09WOF when order your tickets on-line. Order now and SAVE! Ticket prices go up June 1st at midnight!

PRE-FAERIEWORLDS WORKSHOPS: In the next two weeks, we will be announcing pre-show workshops by Brian, Wendy and Toby Froud and other Faerieworlds artists to take place in a convenient hotel location in Eugene. Spaces will be limited so please sign up early if you are interested once we make the announcement. 

To purchase tickets and/or for more information, please visit the FaerieWorlds.com.

BRIAN AND WENDY FROUD FEATURED IN UK FAERIE ART EXPOSITION!

Brian and Wendy Froud are two of the very few living artists featured in a major exhibition of faerie art called "The Truth About Faeries: From Midsummers Night's Dream to Lord of the Rings" at the South Hampton City Art Gallery in the UK from June 22nd to September 13th, 2009. The show contains work by classic Victorian faerie artists such as Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Richard Doyle, Cecily Barker and Margaret Tarrant. Modern artists include Brian and Wendy Froud, Alan Lee and Patrick Woodruff. Brian's "Tinkerbelle" is being featured in the marketing of the show and a Froud character will be your guide throughout the exposition. Visit here for more information: http://www.southampton.gov.uk

Brian and Wendy Froud will work together for the first time on THE HEART OF FAERIE ORACLE, a book/card set that follows the success of the international best-seller, THE FAERIES' ORACLE and is the perfect complement to it. Drawing images and inspiration from his landmark and most personal book, "Brian Froud’s World of Faerie," as well as new, previously unpublished works and their life together in artistic service to faerie, Brian and Wendy are your personal guides in an exploration of the world’s most enchanting Mystery. They will create an oracle that offers readers a direct, emotional connection to ancient truths and wisdom of Faerie and reveal that the true gift of Faerie is not “magic” as so often presented in folklore but is indeed Wisdom and Love. It is through Connection and Communication with Faerie and its wisdom that our lives and relationships are illuminated and transformed, deepening in intimacy, joy, and fulfillment. THE HEART OF FAERIE will be published by Abrams Books in Spring 2010.

WENDY FROUD WINTER 2009 WORKSHOPS

In response to popular demand at sell out events, Wendy Froud is back in the US for a series of doll making workshops. Several have already sold out but a few seats have opened in Wendy Froud's Burbank workshop! The class size is limited to 12 and is taught by both Wendy and her son Toby. The is a unique opportunity for a very special three day experience. She also anticipates another tour in the fall with a focus in the eastern/Midwestern USA. If you have questions or would like to reserve a place in one of these special workshops, please contact Sherri Morgan, workshop coordinator at sherri@imaginosis.com.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Three Day Sculpting Workshop
Three days will allow us to come near completing a fairy or other fantastical creature. Day One will include connecting to your faerie guide, building an armature and sculpting the head, hands and feet. Day Two will include constructing the body. Day Three will include final costuming, the application of hair and fabrication of wings. Each day we will be working from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM with an hour off for lunch from 1:00-2:00 PM.

Cost: $585.00 and includes polymer clay, armature wire and a selection of materials for hair, wing and costumes.

Advanced Two Day Workshop- SOLD OUT
This two day workshop has a prerequisite of previous attendance in Wendy's three day workshop. Students are required to bring a sculpted and cured figure on an armature. The focus of this class will be on advanced techniques in painting, application of hair and costuming. The goal of this class is to experiment, not to complete a figure. Each day we will be working from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM with an hour off for lunch from 1:00-2:00 PM.

Cost: $395.00 and includes a selection of materials for hair and costuming.

DATES & LOCATIONS

Three Day Sculpting Workshop
February 20, 21 & 22, 2009
Reno, Nevada *Class is full but waitlist is available*

March 6, 7 & 8, 2009
Burbank, California *Limited availability!*

Two Day Advanced Workshop
February 28 & March 1, 2009
Reno, Nevada *Class is full but waitlist is available*

03-2009

FAERIECON ALL NEW FOR 2009!  
In response to the valuable input from our guests, FAERIECON 2009 is entirely NEW: With all of the great guest artists, authors, programming and the Masquerade Balls you love and much more, this is the FAERIECON Experience everyone is asking for!

NEW DATE: November 6th - 8th 2009 and NEW LOCATION: The Marriott Hunt Valley, MD
- Just 10 Minutes from Downtown Baltimore!
- A modern, beautiful hotel.
- FaerieCon owns the WHOLE Hotel for the Weekend!
- After hours, you can party all night!
- FaerieCon Special Rate Rooms are just $99.00 a night; that's 50% off Philadelphia rates!
- Free Parking on Site! - saving you up to $40 a day from Philly rates
- All Activities - including the Masquerade Balls - take place in the Hotel! - More Programming and Workshops

GUESTS OF HONOR ANNOUNCED!
Charles DeLint - International best-selling author and fantasy artist
Charles Vess - internationally acclaimed faerie and fantasy artist
Many of our 2008 Artists Guests are returning plus many new artists and authors, all to be announced in coming weeks.

SPECIAL FROUDIAN DISCOUNT!
Ready to go to FaerieCon, then buy now and get an extra 10% off your ticket price! Enter the discount code: FC09WOF at checkout.

For more information, please visit: www.faeriecon.com

03-2009

BRIAN & WENDY GUESTS OF HONOR AT DABIDA
April 5th De Oude Pastorij Essen, België

Brian and Wendy Froud will be present as the guest-artists on April 5th, 2009.

For more information, please visit their website: www.dabida.eu

01-2009

BRIAN & WENDY GUESTS OF HONOR AT TROLLS & LEGENDS
April 10th - 12th Mons, Belgium

Brian & Wendy will be the Guests of Honor at the Trolls & Legends Festival on April 10th-12th in Mons, Belgium. This will be their first visit to this fantastic event. There will be an exhibition of Brian's original paintings and Wendy's doll sculptures as well as a booth for the sale of their books, prints and DVDs. The festival features an amazing line up of music performers including Qntal, Woodland (making their premiere performance in Belgium), Omnia, Louisa John- Krol, Deomonia Nymph, Cecil Corbel and other great bands. This is a very rare opportunity for the our European fans to meet them, get an autograph and see Woodland and Qntal perform with the Good Faeries/ Bad Faeries Lightshows.

For more information, please visit the festival website: http://www.trolls-et-legendes.be/2009/index-en.htm

01-2009

BEST OF 2008 FROUDIANS

It was a tough decision this year when reviewing all of our entries for the Froudian Artists, Froudian Tattoos and Froudian poems that were submitted in 2008. To see whom we thought were the best of the best, please click here.