Folk Tale Pins and Buttons

Fairy tale weirdness to the extreme! What the heck are Hobyahs? Confuse/amuse your hipster friends with these obscure, archaic, forgotten folklore figures! Freaky!

Once upon a time there was a pretty little girl who live deep in the forest. She grew up among the flowers and the animals and the tall, tall trees. She had never seen another person aside from her grandmother and then one day…

Vintage Fairy Tale Mushroom Nap Scene

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Sad and strange love story

This magic dark fairy fantasy faerie folk gardener happily tends the plants in her lush enclosed garden. The fantasy artwork shows that some faerie folk, like this magic dark fairy, release stress and improve their happiness by working directly with nature in their garden.

Sinister fairytale castle in the moonlight, folk art, noir art brut style

Oo de lally Vintage 80s

Some days are harder than others, and this wine drinker faerie folk decided drinking from the bottle was her way of relaxing. This realistic fantasy art image shows that hard days are universal and some faerie folk find drinking red wine relaxing just like us.

Wolf Warrior fairytale

In Slavic folklore the Firebird is a magical glowing bird from a far-off land, who can bring either blessings or doom to its captor. But what if the Firebird were not a bird at all, but a beautiful woman? In this illustration she is just that. The Firebird stands triumphantly holding a golden apple from the king's tree. The vines encircling the illustration represent the king's garden. This is the first illustration in my Fairy Tale Fashion series.

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Lord Of The Shrooms - dark gnome wizard fantasy mushroom illustration fairy tale fae folk, dark fantasy, rpg, retro vintage fantasy psychedelic stoner

Fairy tale cute, folk animaol illustration. A whimsical fantasy fox in a pine forest landscape.

For fans of Dan Scholz's Folk Tale project, a podcast which reads a folktale every weekday morning. All proceeds from this shirt to support the show.

T-shirt with the image of the hut where Baba Yaga lives.

An illustration for a story I found in an old book of fairytales, reimagined to depict a visitor from the stars, deep in an enchanted forest. Drawn with pen and ink.

Illustration of a garden with a bird, butterflies, caterpillar, ladybugs, mushrooms, and lots of flowers. Inspired from fairy tales like Alice in Wonderland and Thumbelina. Mauve tones with blue, gold, and pink for a romantic feel.

Inspired By Vinyl Halloween Masks popular from the 30s through the 80s.

Sketchy housing, but in a good way.

Your fae history professor is relaxing after a long day of lecturing. Join him for a drink?

The Gentlemen - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Illustration for the Dutch folk song, which dates to the 13th century. ink by Henricus, 1903

Based on an old German Folk tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Little Red Riding Hood - Revenge

Colorful and vibrant art of young fairy.

Peter Cottontail rabbit having dropped half the onions.

Lisa Patrikeyevna is a fox, a character that frequently appears in Russian fairytales and folklore. She is usually something of a trickster, sly and cunning. Oftentimes she is at odds with a male wolf, who is the victim of her tricks. Other times, she is involved with (and sometimes getting married to) other creatures. The border of this illustration was inspired by a type of Russian folk art known as khokhloma.

Don't think all the tales they told you are true

Original : Aladdin, oil on canvas

Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, is happiest in the forest during a snowstorm, holding her friend the snow rabbit. Inspired by the many versions of this popular Russian fairy tale, "Snegurochka" is the third illustration in my Fairy Tale Fashion series.

Based on the Brothers Grimm's original version of Cinderella

Scandinavian inspired art of a unicorn, castle, prince princes and a lot of trees and flowers. I didn’t use traditional colors with a modern palette of magenta, teal, and blue. This piece feels like a folk story from my childhood.

Meowy Christmas from Kram Puss

Based on the Brothers Grimm's original version of Snow White