BRIAN AND WENDY FROUD

BRIAN FROUD For over 30 years, Brian Froud has been regarded as the pre-eminent faerie artist in the world and an authority on faeries and faerie lore. His international best-selling book, FAERIES with fantasy and Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee is considered a modern classic. His landmark work with Jim Henson as conceptual designer on feature films THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH and other Henson projects set new standards for design, puppeteering and animatronics in film and are considered landmarks in the evolution of modern day special effects and attract an international cult following .

With over 8 million books sold to date, Brian's international best sellers include LADY COTTINGTON'S PRESSED FAIRY BOOK, GOOD FAERIES / BAD FAERIES and THE FAERIES' ORACLE and LADY COTTINGTON'S FAIRY ALBUM. Other works with text by Ari Berk include GOBLINS!, RUNES OF ELFLAND, LADY COTTINGTON PRESSED FAIRY LETTERS and BRIAN FROUD'S WORLD OF FAERIE. His latest book, THE HEART OF FAERIE ORACLE, is authored by his wife, Wendy and will be published by Abrams Books in March 2010.

Brian's work has been licensed by numerous licensing companies internationally. His work inspires Faerieworlds and FaerieCon, festival events that attract over 25,000 guests annually. Brian is currently creating concept designs for a sequel to THE DARK CRYSTAL, produced by the Jim Henson Company and developing a film with the Walt Disney Company based on his book, GOBLINS!' His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout the world and his paintings reside in many private and public collections. Brian lives in Devon, England with his wife, internationally acclaimed doll maker Wendy Froud. The Official website of Brian & Wendy Froud is: www.worldoffroud.com

WENDY FROUD Wendy Froud has been a doll maker since the age of five. As soon as she could bend a pipe cleaner and tape bits of fabric together she began to make the kind of dolls she couldn't buy. Dolls of centaurs and satyrs, unicorns and faeries, all to populated her childhood world. She continues to do so to this day.Wendy worked as sculptor and puppet builder for Jim Henson for many years, primarily on the films THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. She sculpted "Jen" and "Kira" for THE DARK CRYSTAL and fabricated "Yoda" for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Other work for Jim Henson included THE MUPPET SHOW and THE MUPPET MOVIE.

In addition to her film projects, Wendy has also made puppets for use in television commercials. Wendy's dolls and figures are highly sought after and are in many prestigious collections around the world. She now devotes most of her time to making dolls and figures for exhibition and sale throughout the US and England as well as teaching doll making workshops internationally. Her work has been featured in three books created with fantasy author Terri Windling: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S FAERY TALE, THE WINTER CHILD and THE FAERIES OF SPRING COTTAGE. Reproductions of her dolls have been

created by Sideshow Collectibles. Her first book, THE ART OF WENDY FROUD was published in 2006 by Imaginosis. Her latest book, THE HEART OF FAERIE ORACLE, will be published by Abrams Books in March 2010.

MELISSA MARR Melissa Marr grew up believing in faeries, ghosts, and various other creatures. After teaching college literature for a decade, she applied her fascination with folklore to writing the New York Times and internationally bestselling Wicked Lovely series (a film of which is in development by Universal Pictures). She has also written a three-volume manga series (Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales), a number of short stories, and her upcoming adult novel, Graveminder. All of her texts are rooted in her lifelong obsession with folklore and fantastic creatures. You can find her online at www.melissa-marr.com.http://www.melissa-marr.com/

AMY BROWN
Since beginning her career in 1992, Amy Brown has emerged as one of the most popular faery artists in the world, with two international best-selling books and thousands of licensed products sold internationally. With her childhood love of Brian Froud and Alan Lee's classic book, "Faeries," as an early inspiration, Amy brings a playful, mischievous and contemporary attitude to her depictions of faery that has been widely reflected in popular culture. (This is Amy's first appearance on the East Coast and a very rare opportunity to meet her and get her signature on one of her books or prints.). For more on Amy and to see examples of her art, click HERE.