Author Archives: Alicia Gaile

Make Your Own Phoenix Quills

In Braid of Sand, Raziela makes quills from the phoenix feathers that fall from the nests in her garden: She pointed to the large stone basins above them. There was a soft rustling noise and then another feather kicked up into the air, this one entirely engulfed in flames. First, it sailed up in aContinueContinue reading “Make Your Own Phoenix Quills”

Back Where I Started

When I was about 11 months old, I was adopted by my parents, who were living in Panama at the time. We moved to the States when I was around two, despite a few attempts over the years, I haven’t been back to Panama since. At least that was true up until this past weekend.ContinueContinue reading “Back Where I Started”

Finished Fairy Tale Calendar

It was brought to my attention that I never shared my finished series of fairy tale illustrations based on the months of the year. This was a huge project, much bigger than I ever thought it would be, but I’m so pleased and proud to be able to say I did it. January: A FreshContinueContinue reading “Finished Fairy Tale Calendar”