Tag Archives: fairies

Elsa Beskow

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I’ve been remiss in not mentioning Elsa Beskow before now. She was a Swedish author/illustrator of children’s books, some of which feature charming forest dwellers capped with Amanita mushrooms. A few of my favorites: And finally, Nushkie on Etsy made … Continue reading →

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Fairies and Mushrooms

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

A round-up of art featuring fairies and fly agaric: “Amanita” by Jade Bengco (who incorrectly identifies the mushroom as the Death Cap, a relative that looks nothing like A. muscaria) “Celtic Amanita Faery” by Suzanne Gyseman “Mushroom Fairy” by Brett … Continue reading →

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Mushroom art

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

A few pieces from around the internet: “Faery Amanita Muscaria” by Sharyn Turner (click on the link to see her process) “Shrooms” by Claudio Rodriguez Valdes “Shuqing in Wonderland” by Yina Goh “Just Peachy” by amiima

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Fantasia

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

The dancing mushrooms quickly shake off the fairy dust that makes them look like A. muscaria, but given the context, I’d still say it counts. from Disney’s Fantasia

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Hi ho, Hi ho

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

It’s off to work we go: from Disney’s classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Jen at the Mushroom House

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

via Lala50 on Flickr, and using background of Amanitas by rubyblossom

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Noughts & Crosses

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Noughts & crosses (that’s tic-tac-toe for Americans) with fairies and amanitas: via Ansy on Flickr

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Naomi von Monsta

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Artist Naomi von Monsta has done several amazing paintings of very disturbing creatures who live on, eat, and seem to exude the Amanita muscaria mushroom: “Toadstool Eater” “Fly Agaric” “Toadstool Stealer”

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Froud mushroom fairies

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

It’s no surprise that famous fairy artist Brian Froud likes to include the fly agaric mushroom in his paintings (one of them is even featured in the banner of this blog):

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Snails and shrooms

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I wonder sometimes if snails are responsible for the tiny nibbles I see on the amanitas around here… “Amanita Muscaria” by Mara Hermann

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