Gateways to Fairy - Special 2-DVD Double Feature

Product Description The Realm of Faerie exists in myths and legends around the world. Who are the Faeries? Where did they come from? What modern day messages do they have for humans? All of these questions are answered and more as artist John Curtis Crawford and writer/story-teller Bridget Wolfe of Fairy Woodland lead us on a journey of discovery to find the Gateways To Faerie. A mystical journey for all ages, this documentary film shows us the value of seeing with our imagination - and gives us permission to believe what we see. Review Entering the realm created by John Curtis Crawford and Bridget Wolfe, we learn that the keys to Faerieland are present and waiting all about us. By entering the realm created by artists John Curtis Crawford and Bridget Wolfe, we find that the world of Art still shares a wide frontier with Faerie. Through the open doors of John's fairy houses, through the bright words of Bridget's stories, we learn that the keys to Faerieland are present and waiting all about us -- just there, in the shape of a branch, in the texture of a stone, in the spell of tale well told. - Ari Berk, Ph.D., Author of The Secret History of Giants and The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep --Ari Berk, Ph.D., Author of The Secret History of Giants and The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep About the Actor John Curtis Crawford and Bridget Wolfe create doorways for the enchanted imagination to find its way to the Otherworld. John s Fairy House sculptures intrigue the curious psyche and Bridget s tales lead the traveler to the open door. On the other side, there be magic. John Curtis Crawford is a maker of magical things from puppets to elaborate sculptures of wood and stone. His lifetime of work in the arts has spanned the continent and encompassed many disciplines. Beginning as a puppeteer at age ten, he has been a working professional in the arts and entertainment industry most of his life, designing and constructing fantastical creatures and miniature habitats for stage, television, commercials, and feature motion pictures. His work has won numerous awards including one from the Cannes Film Festival for Special Effects. John has been a professional puppeteer, a lighting designer, a scenic artist, and an arts advocate. He was technical director and teacher of puppetry and technical theater at NYU and principa