I am an unabashed bibliophile and tend to read voraciously on subjects which I find intriguing. The information and inspiration I gather provides me with a framework to engage and interpret the images which emerge when I draw, to discover the identities of the figures in my pictures. It enables me to make connections between the personal and impersonal aspects of my art which I find to be rewarding. The evidence of this process can be seen in my sometimes lengthy "descriptions" of each piece. I feel it's important to honor my resources, and I also just wish to offer recommendations for those who might be interested in some of the subjects touched upon in my work.

Art, Nature, & the Senses
Abram, David. The Spell of the Sensuous. ISBN 0-679-7639-7.
Ackerman, Diane. A Natural History of the Senses. ISBN 0-679-73566-6.
Bayles, David and Ted Orland. Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking. ISBN 0-961-45473-3.
Grey, Alex. The Mission of Art. ISBN 1-570-62545-X.
Hyde, Lewis. The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. ISBN 978-0-307-27950-7.
Kimmelman, Michael. The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa. ISBN 0-143-03733-1.
Kris, Ernst and Otto Kurz. Legend, Myth and Magic in the Image of the Artist. ISBN 0-300-02669-2.
London, Peter. Drawing Closer to Nature: Making Art in Dialogue with the Natural World. ISBN 1-570-62854-8.
Orland, Ted. The View from the Studio Door. ISBN =961-45475-X.
Sewall, Laura. Sight and Sensibility: The Ecopsychology of Perception. ISBN 0-874-77989-8.
Spivey, Nigel. How Art Made the World: A Journey to the Origins of Human Creativity. ISBN 0-465-08182-7.
Steinhart, Peter. The Undressed Art: Why We Draw. ISBN 1-400-07605-6.

Faery
Fairylore
Bord, Janet. Fairies: Real Encounters with Little People. ISBN 0-440-22612-0.
---. The Traveller's Guide to Fairy Sites. ISBN 0-906-36264-4.
Briggs, Katherine. An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.
---. The Fairies in Tradition and Literature. ISBN 0-415-28601-8.
---. The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends. ISBN 0-394-73740-7.
Duffy, Maureen. The Erotic World of Faery. ISBN 0-380-48108-1.
Evans-Wentz, W.Y. The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries. ISBN 0-806-52579-7.
Franklin, Anna and Paul Mason. Fairy Lore. ISBN 1-861-63107-3.
Franklin, Anna. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Fairies. ISBN 1-843-40240-8.
Gundarsson, Kveldulf. Elves, Wights, and Trolls. ISBN 0-595-42165-2.
Keightly, Thomas. The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People. ISBN 0-517-26313-0.
Kirk, Robert. The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies. ISBN 1-590-17177-2.
Lenihan, Eddie and Carolyn Eve Green. Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland. ISBN 1-585-42307-6.
Narváez, Peter editor. The Good People: New Fairylore Essays. ISBN 0-813-10939-6.
Purkiss, Diane. At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, and Other Troublesome Things. ISBN 0-814-76683-8.
Rose, Carol. Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia. ISBN 0-393-31792-7.
Yeats, W.B. The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore. ISBN 0-486-43657-8.

Faeries in Victorian Art & Culture
Martineau, Jane editor. Victorian Fairy Painting. ISBN 1-858-94043-5.
Silver, Carole G. Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. ISBN 0-195-514411-2.
Zaczek, Iain. Fairy Art: Artists & Inspirations. ISBN 0-760-78189-3.

Illustrated Books
Dubois, Pierre. The Complete Encyclopedia of Elves, Goblins, and Other Little Creatures. ISBN 0-789-20878-4.
---. The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries. ISBN 0-684-86957-8.
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee. Faeries: 25th Anniversary Edition. ISBN 0-8109-2374-1.
Froud, Brian. Good Faeries / Bad Faeries. ISBN 0-684-84781-7.
---. World of Faerie. ISBN 1-933-78413-X.
Soullé, Laurent and Olivier. L'Univers Féerique d'Olivier Ledroit. ISBN 2-951-13559-9.
Vess, Charles. The Book of Ballads. ISBN 0-765-31215-8.

Faery Mysticism & Spirituality
Foxwood, Orion. The Faery Teachings. ISBN 9-780-09791402-28.
Katlyn. Faery Call. Mermade Magickal Arts, 1997.
Matthews, John and Caitlín. A Fairy Tale Reader: A Collection of Story, Lore, and Vision. ISBN 1-855-38283-0.
McArthur, Margie. Faery Healing. ISBN 0-971-83775-9.
Mynne, Hugh. The Faerie Way: A Healing Journey to Other Worlds. ISBN 1-567-18483-9.
Stewart, R.J. Earth Light. ISBN 1-892-13701-1.
---. The Living World of Faery. ISBN 1-892-13709-7.

Mythology, Shamanism, & the Otherworld
Armstrong, Karen. A Short History of Myth. ISBN 1-841-95800-X.
Campbell, Joseph. The Inner Reaches of Outer Space. ISBN 1-577-31209-0.
Campbell, Joseph with Bill Moyers. The Power of Myth. ISBN 0-385-41886-8.
Cooper J.C. Dictionary of Symbolic & Mythological Animals. ISBN 0-722-53238-5.
Devereux, Paul. Fairy Paths & Spirit Roads. ISBN 1-843-33704-5.
–––. Haunted Land. ISBN 0-749-92357-1.
Eliade, Mircea. Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy. ISBN 0-691-01779-4.
Harner, Michael. Way of the Shaman. ISBN 0-062-250373-1.
Harpur, Patrick. Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld. ISBN 0-140-19485-1.
–––. The Philosopher's Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination. ISBN 1-566-62485-7.
Lauter, Estella. Women as Mythmakers. ISBN 0-253-20325-2.
Ryan, Robert E. The Strong Eye of Shamanism. ISBN 0-892-81709-7.
Schaefer, Stacy B. To Think With a Good Heart: Wixárika Women, Weavers, and Shamans. ISBN 0-874-80695-X.

Traditional Paganism & Witchcraft
Artisson, Robin. The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill. ISBN 978-1-4116-8631-1.
Desmond, Yngona. Völuspá: Seiðr as Wyrd Consciousness. ISBN 1-419-61841-5.
De Vries, Eric. Hedge-Rider: Witches and the Underworld. ISBN 978-0-9796168-7-7-.
Lecouteaux, Claude. Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies. ISBN 0-892-81096-3.
Pennick, Nigel. Practical Magic in the Northern Tradition. ISBN 0-870-450-16-7.
Wilby, Emma. Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits. ISBN 1-845-19078-5.