Cicely mary barker biografia
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Flower Fairies Magical Doors: Discover the Doors to Fairyopolis - (Libro en Inglés)
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Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: What happens when a little girl moves into a new house and discovers a tiny door? One day she manages to open it . . . and her world is forever changed when she gets her fi rst peek at the homes and the magical world of the Flower Fairies. As she starts to explore her neighborhood with a friend, they discover that there are more doors--all leading to the most secret of fairy places. Filled with gorgeous paper ephemera, pop-ups and special interactive features on every spread, this beautiful novelty book leads the reader to eight fairy doors to open and investigate. Each door has its own individual shape, color and characteristics-- some are decorated, others have little signs or notices, a set of footprints leading up to it, or magical fairy glitter at the doorstep. As the book progresses,
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Cicely Mary Barker
British artist
Cicely Mary Barker | |
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Barker in her teens | |
| Born | Cicely Mary Barker 28 June Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Died | 16 February () (aged&#;77) Worthing Hospital, Worthing, England |
| Resting place | Ashes spread in the churchyard at Storrington, Sussex, England |
| Education | Correspondence art courses Croydon School of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Author, illustrator, artist |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Employer(s) | Various publishers but chiefly Blackie and Son Limited Commissions from various British dioceses |
| Known&#;for | Illustrations of fairies and flowers Triptychs and other works for the Anglican church |
| Notable work | The Flower Fairies of the Spring () and other Flower Fairy books The Feeding of the Five Thousand The Parable of the Great Supper Out of Great Tribulation and other Christian-themed works in various British churches and chapels |
| Parent(s) | Walter Barker and Mary Eleanor (Oswald) Barker |
| Relatives | Dorothy Oswald • Flower FairiesIllustrations by Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies are illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker, created during the first half of the 20th century. Creator of the Flower Fairies[edit]Flower Fairies are the product of English illustrator Cicely Mary Barker.[1] Unable to go to school as a child because of her epilepsy, she was home-schooled and spent much of her time drawing and painting. Her artwork was influenced by illustrator Kate Greenaway and even more so by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and she developed her talent as a member of the Croydon Art Society.[2] Her flower fairy paintings, in particular, were driven by the Victorian popularity of fairies and fairy stories. Cicely Mary Barker published her first Flower Fairies book in [3] She received £25 for Flower Fairies of the Spring, a collection of twenty-four paintings and illustrations. The books enjoyed huge popularity due to Queen Mary’s well-known interest in fairy |