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    Faire Magazine - Issue 2

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    • Issue 1 was an absolute delight - we weren't at all surprised that it sold out!

      We are so excited to stock this brand new magazine, brought to us by Ruth Ribeaucourt and her amazing team - FAIRE is a brand new quarterly independent print magazine celebrating creativity.

      Inside are 12 exceptionally beautiful long-form stories celebrating the creative lives and work of a diverse group of artists, artisans and creatives from around the world.

      Issue 2 Includes:

      Stories of Salt & Starlight by Ruth Steadman

      Domino Whisker, an embroidery artist born in Ireland and raised in Los Angeles, who found her creative voice almost by accident five years ago after moving home to Dublin to care for her father, artist Charlie Whisker, at the beginning of his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

      My Feldt and Linda Lomelino who met inside My’s bakery, Feldts Bröd och Konfekt, in their town of Halmstad, Sweden. My is a baker and author, and Linda blends her love of baking and photography on her blog “Call me Cupcake” and in her four bestselling books.

      Marie Varenne is a French flower enthusiast who left Paris behind in search of a slower life in the countryside of Provence.

      Freya Bramble-Carter and Chris Bramble are ceramists in the U.K. London-born Chris Bramble has exhibited extensively in the U.K. and internationally, and his wheel-thrown porcelain pots and ceramic sculpture are distinctive in their marriage of African and European craftsmanship. Freya Bramble-Carter, Chris’ daughter, recently joined her father in his West Hampstead studio and has developed her own loyal following of collectors who covet her handcrafted clay silhouettes and artisanal glazes.

      La Maison du Pastel is the oldest pastel manufacturer in the world. It is run by Isabelle Roché—whose family has owned and operated the business since 1865—and her partner, American artist Margaret Zayer. Today, the purveyor of fine pastels blends the perfect mix of historic and modern practices and principles.

      Philippa Stanton is a Brighton, U.K.- based fine artist, still-life photographer, and author of the “Conscious Creativity” book and workbook series.

      Emiko Davies is an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer, and cookbook author. After a childhood spent travelling the world, Emiko found herself studying art in Florence, Italy, where she met and fell in love with an Italian sommelier.

      Kingsley Walters is a Jamaican-born Londoner and a highly regarded teacher of leathercraft. He offers luxury leather accessories and handcrafted lifestyle goods through his eponymous brand

      Nathalie Lété and Angèle Fougeirol are mother-daughter artists in France. Nathalie is one of France's most prolific multidisciplinary artists, and together with Angèle, who is a ceramist, the pair have transformed their country home, known as Maison Suzanne, into a painted wonderland.

      Emma Cassi is a French-born, U.K.-based fibers artist, jewellery maker, and herbalist.

      Adriana Meunié & Jaume Roig are artists who live and work in the Mallorcan countryside. Their work interprets their relationship with preserving local cultures and the natural world.

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      FAIRE is committed to building a creative community on and off its pages while opening up opportunities for collaboration and skill sharing.

      • 144 pages FSC certified paper.
      • A luxury magazine, dimensions 20cm x 26cm
      • 12 Lead stories about creatives from around the world
      • 2-3 special interest stories in every issue exploring heritage craftsmanship, off the beaten track creative sources and inspirational new talent.

    •  building a creative community

      The joy of holding something physical, filled with considered, intimate, meaningful stories that bring us inside artists’ homes and creative spaces to share stories of slowing down, creating with intention, community, and collaboration, examining the twists and turns of creative lives and how to finally find your voice.

      In today’s world of social media, creative work can happily reach a global audience, but many artists find it creatively debilitating. Work is reduced to “content,” and everything becomes ephemeral and forgettable. We never truly see past the perfect frame or scratch the surface of what makes our favourite creatives tick.

      At FAIRE, we want to create something joyfully physical, something to be treasured, a magazine you take your time to read and return to in moments of reflection.

      Considered, intimate, and honest stories that bring us into artists’ homes and creative spaces; stories of slowing down, creating with intention, community and collaboration, and examining the twists and turns of creative lives and how to finally find your voice.

      Creativity can take on so many forms. Powerful, physical work made by hand; vessels that carry an artist’s thoughts and dreams. It can also be seen in how we create a home, tend our gardens, or set the table for friends coming over for dinner. Creativity is at work when we are positive catalysts for change within our community, when we find ways to share our knowledge and create learning opportunities to help others soar.

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      FAIRE has not been created in a big, glossy office block in a cosmopolitan city centre. Rather, our small, all-female team has mastered the art of working remotely, from our kitchen tables and bedrooms, straddling four different time zones as if we’ve been doing this all our lives.

      During these months defined by limitations and isolation, our team has witnessed the incredible power of creativity, both in our magazine’s own story and in the stories of the creatives shared within these pages. It is our hope that our considered, intimate storytelling—free from the manipulation of algorithms or the temptation to appease major advertisers—will connect, educate, inspire, and uplift our readers around the world.

      To our artists: Change is never comfortable, but I deeply admire each of you as you’ve stretched and found new ways to work, create, and collaborate during an unusually difficult season. Thank you for trusting us with your stories.

      To our readers and Kickstarter supporters: Thank you for giving us this incredible opportunity to share these stories and shine a spotlight on the wonderful artists, makers, and craftspeople who fill our lives and world with beauty.