FantaFairies are the intricate, pen-and-ink and watercolor creations of artist Vanessa Rumaz Boyd. Each FantaFairy represents a different theme that will transport you into her whimsical fantasy world. Children and adults will delight in searching for hidden icons in the FantaFairies' intricate costumes while following their fantastic adventures.

Fairies have been resident in the human imagination for many centuries. In fact, their very existence relies on being imagined. The FantaFairies series of books, drawings and other artifacts exist to preserve and encourage that magical human energy that makes the existence of fairies possible, and makes our human lives more interesting and enjoyable.

Many know of the improbable city of Venice, Italy, perched off of the northeastern Italian coast, just barely keeping its head above the rising Adriatic Sea. This city, too, exists and survives (and some would say fully depends) on the imagination and dreams of mankind. This makes it the natural place of origin for an entire species of fairy, called FantaFairies, who issue forth from this improbable place to embrace and protect the far-flung cities, towns and hamlets, the holidays, the music, art and other yearnings most precious to the mortal humans chasing their dreams across the surface of the Earth.

FantaFairies are now a unique line of theme-based, seek & find artwork that encourages exploring the details of design. This line includes greeting cards, prints, collage artwork, iPad apps and books. To see all the available products, please visit our online shop or visit one of our partner stores.

The product line is available for wholesale and the artwork can be licensed. To learn more please click here.

Vanessa Rumaz Boyd
{ also known as The Fairy Lady}
Vanessa Is Italian born and bred, beginning her life in the shadow of a great castle city presiding over the foothills of the ancient Dolomites and looking out over the Venetian plain all the way to Venice. She does not really recall how she began drawing fairies. They arrived one evening, looked around and took up residence in her imagination to stay. One could spend a lifetime trying to piece together the reasons that fairies choose one person over another to draw them and write about them. But why wonder? It is best to just get busy and draw, before they flit away as fairies are wont to do.

Vanessa has been the recipient of many awards including a Webby Worthy from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. She was also published in the prestigious book Graphis Interactive.

The artistic effort behind the FantaFairies has produced a collection of highly detailed ink drawings showcasing various subjects. The project
is particularly meaningful and close to Vanessa’s heart because the FantaFairies are ambassadors of goodwill and they benefit various charitable organizations.

RecentlyVanessa and her husband Richard, published their first book in the FantaFairies series: Nereena, the Fairy Queen of Halloween. The book was followed by the release of the Ipad app. Both the book and the app received great reviews and kind words by many, including Peter Hannan (creator of Nickelodeon’s CatDog), Jeffrey Bacon (entertainment art director & designer for filmmakers including James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tim Burton & Bob Zemeckis) and Suzy Amis Cameron, founder of Muse Elementary and wife of Hollywood director James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, etc).

Vanessa lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her husband, Richard, their daughter, three cats and two dogs. She enjoys traveling, cooking & baking, gardening, and has a passion for Asian antiques, Venetian glass and contemporary design. When not working you can find her in the woods chasing fairies with her daughter.

Richard Boyd
Author of Nereena, the Fairy Queen of Halloween
Richard Boyd is a western-born (Oklahoma) and southern-bred (Texas and North Carolina) technology entrepreneur who has helped start a number of computer gaming technology companies.

His life mission is to help poor dumb humans harness the power of accelerating computer hardware and software before it is too late. Along the way he travels, marries a very gifted Italian artist and dreams about fantastic worlds where the rules of our mortal plane do not apply.

Sometimes he even combines those interests and builds virtual worlds for humans to play and fight, learn, love and cry. Oh, and sometimes he writes poetry, short stories and books. The FantaFairies asked him, of all people, to tell their story.