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Flower Fairies
Welcome...to the unique collection of Flower Fairy collectibles. This collection is based on the art of Cicely Mary Barker and demonstrates that artistry is a fundamental component of scientific illustration. Eminent natural scientists rely on their ability to accurately render images of their subjects of study.
Although Cicely Mary Barker passed away in 1973, but her renowned watercolor illustrations of flower fairies are as timeless as when they were first published in 1923. Her flower fairies are extremely detailed and accurate botanical artworks. Each fairy has a pair of butterfly-like wings and a costume which precisely represents the associated flower. The wing illustrations alone compare with the best entomological artwork ever created. Poetic songs included with each flower fairy illustration reveal the flower's habitat, life-cycle, natural history and other characteristics.
Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies have been brought to life in these precious figures. The charming hand-painted 4" tall ornaments are licensed replicas made from polystone. Flower fairies are a special gift that all ages enjoy collecting. Watch for each new series as it is released.
Check out these links to Flower Fairies fairy art and collectibles and Flower Fairy Fun.
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Some consider Tycho Brahe to be the greatest observer of astronomy of all time. He firmly believed that accurate observations were the key to improving the study of stars. With the support of the King of Denmark, whose life was saved by the fatal heroism of Brahe's uncle, Tycho established the observatory, Uraniburg, on the island of Hven. It was considered the best observatory in Europe and from it, Brahe studied the supernova of 1572, the comet of 1577 and the motions of the planets. He cataloged over 1000 stars with just a compass and sextant. His observations proved to him that Aristotle's contentions that comets were atmospheric phenomena and that the heavens were unchanging were wrong. Basing his thinking on traditional Ptolemic views, Brache developed a system in which the planets revolved around the Sun, which in turn revolved around a stationary Earth. Tycho Brahe was also the mentor of Joannes Kepler, who would later go against Brahe's theories and develop the three laws of planetary motion. His last words, recorded by Kepler, were, "Ne frusta vixisse vidar" (May I not seemed to have lived in vain").
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