Kristina Gaughran’s Fairy Messengers series started with the idea of flowers and their meanings.

Kris’ job was to imagine what those flowers would look like as fairies. And with that, a beloved series has blossomed. Kris likes to have all the previous fairies from the series in front of her as she draws each new one. “It shows where we’ve been, so I take them all into consideration.” She finds it also helps to imagine herself as the fairy she’s creating to capture the feel she wants.

Tulip Fairy
12th in the Fairy Messengers series

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Series origins

Kristina does have some tricks up her sleeve. Watch this video to learn her secret to keeping the figures in this series all the same size.