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Mary Layton

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Arts & Photography, Mystery & Thrillers

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China Miéville, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, P.D. James, [a:Anne Perr ...more

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Mary Layton paints stuff. Mostly mythic, fantasy, fairy stuff. Her favourite media are watercolour, pencil, pen & ink, and digital. She has also been known to dabble in photography and along with prints of her paintings, prints of her photography of flora and fauna can be found on her web site: http://www.marylayton.net/. Over the past couple of years, she has created content for the virtual world Second Life, including in-world homes and furnishings, décor (including virtual framed prints of her artwork), items of clothing, and most notably, jewellery. Her Second Life creations can be found in-world at Caledon II, or online at the SL Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/st....

She also writes, and her first book was published in ...more

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Back From The Realm

So very much missing my tribe today. What a lovely time was had at FaerieCon 2014. It very much rejuvenates my spirit and renews my faith in humanity. The community there is filled with people who radiate kindness and acceptance (with the rare exception, of course - whoever stole those Amy Brown Fantasy Art Inc. wing sets intended to début there deserves to be excommunicated from the realm).

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“After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.”
― Oscar Wilde

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