Watercolor and other art by Rachel Ferrier
As I've gotten out to more markets and hung up my sign, I’ve had people compliment the name Fairy Tree Studios, and occasionally ask me the meaning behind it. I realized recently that I haven’t actually explained it here on this site. So I’ll definitely add a little explanation to that on my "About Me"… Continue reading The Story Behind the Name
A lot of times, folks like to ask artists or crafty people some variation of the question, "how did you get into crafting?" or "what made you decide to become an artist?" So I thought I'd take a shot at answering that question here for myself. I guess you could say that I consciously decided… Continue reading Why I “Became” an Artist
If you follow me on Instagram (@fairy.tree.studios), you may notice that I haven't quite gotten it down yet. I post a bit sporadically and don't use any of its other features (stories, IGTV, Reels) like I should. I'm kinda love/hate with Instagram in that regard, but one thing I do love about it is discovering… Continue reading My Favorite Artists: An Instagram Tour
I took the week before Labor Day off from my day job just to have time to rest and relax for a minute and work on some art. I don't know how well I succeeded at that, but Jake and I did manage a visit to our local apple orchard, and then made a trip… Continue reading Labor Day Travels and Photos
I imagine that most artists, if not all, find ways to incorporate their other hobbies and interests into their subject matter, especially if they're doing representational art. It would be weird and probably uninspiring to make art that you don't care about, right? I've included ballet in my paintings and drawings, along with place I've… Continue reading Taking a Day Trip to See Some Trains
Seven years ago this month, I was in France. Specifically, a teeny tiny village in the mountains of southern France, staying in a renovated 12th-century manor with about seven strangers, bunking in a room named Urania after the muse of astronomy. My home base back then was Baltimore, where I lived while I did my… Continue reading On this day in 2013… my first (but hopefully not last) art retreat
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