Greetings from the northwoods of New England. My name is Faith. I am a fantasy author, artist, avid reader, and insufferable geek. When I was a kid, I decided I was going to write high fantasy. Well, my path to that spooky forest was long indeed and fraught with monsters, tragedies, and detours. I learned how to garden, oil paint, write software, and brood. But hey, I had stories. A passion for cats, mythology, fairy tales, nature, medieval warfare, and creepy things. Oh, and an epic appreciation for tormented protagonists.
I have shown paintings in galleries and shows around New England and published art in various fantasy magazines. I've published an epic fantasy series called the Chronicles of Ealiron, a high fantasy series called The Fylking, a story collection called Wizards, Woods and Gods, and a gothic fantasy horror novella called A Northward Gaze.
Favourite Visual Artist
John William Waterhouse, George Bain, Gustave Doré, Aubrey Beardsley, Vincent van Gogh
Favourite Movies
Outlander, The Fifth Element, Stardust, Pathfinder, A Knight's Tale, Alien, Underworld, The Matrix, Predator
Favourite TV Shows
Supernatural, Castlevania, Vikings Valhalla, The Witcher, Stranger Things, Dark Shadows (1960s soap), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Opeth, Alcest, Ulf Soderberg, Corrosion of Conformity, Paradise Lost, Porcupine Tree, Led Zeppelin, Dead Can Dance, Filter, Jimi Hendrix, Unto Ashes, Wardruna
Favourite Books
Lord of the Rings, The Prose Edda, The Poetic Edda, The Mabinogion, The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell, The Black Company by Glen Cook, The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock, The Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich, The George MacDonald Treasury
Favourite Writers
J.R.R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, Bernard Cornwell, Michael Moorcock, W.B. Yeats, William Blake, Joseph Campbell, Patricia A. McKillip, Patrick Harpur, Bernd Heinrich
Tools of the Trade
Word, Corel Paintshop Pro, Oil Paint, Art brush pens
Other Interests
Northern European legend and mythology, medieval warfare, shamanism, gardening, aquariums
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