Flower Fairies of the Spring by Cicely Mary Barker

She found international acclaim as an artist with her delightful Flower Fairies books the first of which, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was printed in 1923. The book features poems and full-color illustrations of over 20 flowers and their guardian fairies.Ĭicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. Celebrate 75th Anniversary of the Flower FairiesIn 1923, Cicely Mary Barker published Flower Fairies of the Spring, a collection of lovely watercolors and. Now newly rejacketed in the style of bestseller Fairyopolis, this new edition makes a perfect gift for a new generation of Flower Fairy fans. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combination of naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. In Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies books, there is a poem she wrote alongside every illustration. Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barker believed in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawing from life. First published in the 1920s, Cicely Mary Barker’s original Flower Fairies books have been loved for generations. Since 1923, Flower Fairies have enchanted both adults and children alike around the world.

Flower Fairies of the Spring by Cicely Mary Barker