GUEST INTERVIEW: FANTASY ARTIST JOSEPHINE WALL

THE SPIRIT OF FLIGHT by JOSEPHINE WALL

This week we are excited to share with you an interview with one of our favorite Fairy artists,

 JOSEPHINE WALL

"From childhood, Josephine has had a passion for light and color, fantasy and visual storytelling. Her enchanting and detailed images flow freely from her fertile imagination in an endless cascade of ideas. Jo uses her favorite subjects; fairies, castles, children, butterflies, magicians and mythical figures, to draw her audience into colorful paintings filled with hidden images embedded in the intricately  detailed scenes."*
Kirks Folly has had the pleasure of adapting one of her most popular fantasy paintings, The Spirit Of Flight into a collection of jewelry and accessories. We recently had the opportunity to work with Jo again on a second collection inspired by her painting "The Phoenix".
 We are extremely pleased to have Josephine as our guest this week. Please welcome her warmly as she shares the inspirations for her magical artwork. Welcome Josephine Wall, and thank you for agreeing to be our guest this week. Let’s get started.

WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND "SPIRIT OF FLIGHT"?
Ever since I was a young girl I have always been fascinated by the idea of being able to fly like a bird, and often dreamed that I could.!  With "Spirit of Flight" I have tried to portray the joy and exhilaration of being able to soar high and view the world from above.

The Spirit of Flight Necklace designed by Kirks Folly

WHO IS THE CENTRAL FIGURE AND WHAT DOES SHE REPRESENT?
The central figure represents the love of movement, and freedom.  The Spirit of Flight, the force responsible for the powers of movement of the wind and air, has gathered around her all the flying things she loves. Birds, insects, flying fish, swirling leaves, seeds of dandelions and sycamore trees, butterflies and fairies all dance around her in a grand array of wild free motion.

WHY DID YOU USE THIS PIECE AS THE COVER OF YOUR BOOK, IS IT YOUR FAVORITE?
I used this piece as the cover of the book, because it is the painting that (more than any other) people associate with me.  It seems that no matter what product is made using my work this one is always first choice - it gets on everything.!!  It has been on cards, puzzles, journals, mugs, posters, tiles, bead designs and of course your beautiful jewellery - it seemed an obvious choice.  Although it has brought me lots of luck over the years, it is not necessarily my favourite, as I have quite a few "favourites". 

THE PHOENIX by JOSEPHINE WALL

WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND "THE PHOENIX"?
The Phoenix inspires me because of the wonderful story - "Rising majestically from the flames, this colourful and proud Phoenix embarks on his journey through the world. As he will live for 500 years or more he will travel to all corners of the earth and see many wonderful sights before returning to his nest to be consumed by fire and be re-born to continue his journey".  One of the first presents I gave to my husband was a silver phoenix to wear around his neck - we both think that it keeps him from harm..!! 

The Phoenix inspired necklace by Kirks Folly
To view a larger image click here

CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON?
At the moment I am working on a commission for a beautiful model living in California whose favourite Indian Goddess is Lakshmi.  I have tried to make her look as magical as possible with all the correct objects in each of her four hands.  She is in a lovely garden together with her guardians - four white elephants, and two white tigers.  There are too many other images in the painting to mention here, but when it is finished it will on my website.

WHERE CAN OUR READERS SEE MORE OF YOUR WORK?
www.josephinewall.co.uk has hundreds of images grouped into 'Fairies', Goddesses', 'Surreal', Zodiac, 'Air & Water' and of course my 'Latest'.  www.josephinewall.co.uk  
https://www.facebook.com/#!/TheOfficialJosephineWall.  
My gallery is in Poole, Dorset U.K. and all are more than welcome to view as many as 30 originals plus close to 100 limited edition prints.  I could also arrange to meet them and say hello.

Looks like we’ve reached the end of our time together. Thank you again for this wonderful interview, Josephine. 
Readers, be sure to visit Josephine Wall’s website to see more of her astonishing works. And if you are in the U.K. don’t miss an opportunity to see her original works. Light and energy simply emanate from her paintings!

Until next time…

“SPARKLE THE WORLD”

CONGRATULATIONS 

TRACEY MCCARRIHER of Corapolis, PA

the WINNER of our MAY 2014 Drawing!

Tracey, Please email us @236helenjane@gmail.com, 

so that we can get your beautiful Mother of Dragons Necklace to you.

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