Cicely Mary Barker - The Cornflower Fairy

CORNFLOWER FAIRY The cornflower is a pretty blue flower often used in tea, cut flowers or simply left to admire in the garden. Great for pollinators and fairies alike! Send this spring and summer flower staple to a loving friend or family member or frame it for a nursery wall.   DETAILS Cicely Mary Barker Corn Flower Fairy 4” x 6 “ art Postcard ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR About Cicely Mary Barker (1895 - 1973) was an English illustrator best known for her fairy and flower illustrations and books. In 1923, her first book, Flower Fairies of the Spring was published. Both Summer and Autumn Flower Fairy books would follow and the Winter version was assembled post-humously from her work in 1985. Barker was greatly influenced by the works of Kate Greenaway.  She donated most of her artwork to fundraisers for churches and missionary organizations.