“Naming a fairy is notoriously difficult, because they don't particularly like to be named. There are so many of them, and humans have always wanted to categorize them. In that way, we think we can have more control over them.” ThinkingWayHumansWantedDifficultFairy Author:Brian Froud
“I had a job as an illustrator, and I wanted to change the direction of my work. I moved to the country, and immediately I started to paint fairies and trolls.” CountryWantedJobsMovedPaintFairyTrollIllustrators Author:Brian Froud
“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.” FeelingsHomeWantedCitiesNew YorkPaintingPaintNew York CityIronicCountryside Author:Brian Froud
“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.” PeopleSaidBookWantedInterestHugeAmountFairyThey SaidPublish Author:Brian Froud
