Wendy teaches sculpting, doll and model making and mask making workshops incorporating mythic and faery imagery and meditation. She also writes for magazines and has had her fiction writing included in two anthologies - Sirens and Other Demon Lovers and Trolls Eye View. WENDY HAS PUBLISHED A BOOK of her own writings, illustrated with her dolls and figures - The Art of Wendy Froud (published by Imaginosis).
She has illustrated three books - A Midsummer Night’s Faerytale, The Winter Child, and The Faeries of Spring Cottage - with author Terri Windling. You can check out more art from Brian Froud at MOVING PERMANENTLY TO DARTMOOR, ENGLAND, Wendy has concentrated on making models and mythic figures. This is a nice book for fantasy art lovers or fans of Brian Froud. Interesting details like such accompany the paintings. Phyllomancy is the art of divination by listening to the rustling of leaves. There are not just faeries but other mysterious creatures like unicorns, trolls, green women and phyllomantic men. He even has his own interpretation for classic stories like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. His commentary introduces us to the world and secrets of faeries, showing us the many disguises and types of faeries. He paints as if he's beside the faeries themselves. At the end of the book in an envelope is a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman. Just like other books published by Insight Editions, there are also several little booklets pasted onto the pages. The book is beautifully constructed and filled with masterful paintings and sketches printed on low gloss paper. Brian Froud has illustrated several books on faeries but Brian Froud's World of Faerie is the most lavish art book yet.
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