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Paulina's world is filled with magical creatures born of limiteless imagination. She draws and brushes them into our world with love and a breath of herself. Her images touch with their innocence, and are felt in our own. Having spent much of her time drawing from a very young age, Paulina finds solace in creating and sharing her own magical brew of whimsy. Her unique vision, style and fanciful designs are loved and collected worldwide.
Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, she reflects, "my kind-hearted imaginary monster was perhaps not so imaginary afterall. I've been drawing ever since I can remember, and alternate worlds were very real and very close by for me. As well, the creative muse has always been a big influence in our home. My Mom's an inspiring artist and my Dad's an excellent photographer, and the artistry runs through my family -- my grandfather (Mom's side) painted oils in Europe, and my great-grandfather (Dad's side) designed statues and carvings such as church angels. I remember drawing and coming up with stories for hours-on-end ever since I was very small, making little homemade books and such."
At age 14, Paulina began illustrating editorial cartoons for local newspapers for several years, and at age 18 began illustrating for various magazines. Over the years her work has been published in several books and art collections (see below.)
Paulina has been building a growing customer base worldwide since the debut of her website in 1999, Restless Moon Gallery.
"The pool of my creativity is blended from all things real, fantastical, emotional, and spiritual, and it draws energy from everything around me. I never know when a new creation wants to be born, so I try to have a sketch book handy when I'm away from the drawing board. I practice kundalina yoga every day for about an hour, and I've been on a strict vegan diet for a long time. I'm a huge advocate of taking charge of your own health. It's self-empowering, and keeps the creative mind flowing with ideas."
A solitary witch, Paulina works from her home studio where she creates, paints and writes for most of her waking hours, catering to the constant demands of her little muses. Paulina resided in the New Orleans area from 2005 to 2007. New Orleans is a city that Paulina and her husband Kevin both love dearly, and still consider it home. Paulina and Kevin now live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with their two feline furbabies, Mortimer and Lilith.
Paulina can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace.
Published works:
- new project, TBA -
'Joie de Vivre' 78-card tarot deck in-the-works
'The Faerie Guidance Deck' (available in 2012)
'Paulina Tarot' 78-card deck
'Pixie Kin' 2010 Paulina Cassidy wall calendar
'Pixie Kin' 2009 Paulina Cassidy wall calendar
'Kate Bush - I segugi dell'amore' Italina publication; over 20 pen & ink illustrations (2004)
'Tori Amos - The Bee Sides' Rare and highly collectible music book with over 20 illustrations by Paulina. Copies are available at Amazon (1995)
Magazine work:
'TAPS Paramagazine' illustrations accompanying feature article (2009) -PDF download-
'Faerie Magazine' feature article (winter 2007)
'l'essentiel' magazine of Quebec,Ontario: feature article (issue 25, 2003)
'Canadian Wildlife' illustrations (1997-2000)
'Dogs in Canada' illustrations (1998-2002)
'Harrowsmith Country Life' illustrations (1998)
'Studio Magazine Annual Awards' (1991-1992)
Television Appearances:
'Shadow Hunter' Fairies episode (2005)
Self-published books:
'Scary Little Faeries' chapbook written/illustrated by Paulina. Limited-edition with hand-embellished front cover. (2008)
'Lullabye & Latimer' chapbook written/illustrated by Paulina (2007)
'Countess Izabella' chapbook written/illustrated by Paulina. Limited-edition (2006)
'The Secret World of Faeries and Birds' chapbook written/illustrated by Paulina. Limited-edition (2006)
'Mundae' chapbook written/illustrated by Paulina. Limited-edition (2006)
'Ten Turtles on a Trampoline' written/illustrated by Paulina (1999)
'Chester's Cookies' written/illustrated by Paulina. This one is sold out, and only a very small-run had been self-published (1997)
'The Stew' written by Ray Jones, illustrated by Paulina. Award winner in Studio Magazine. Unavailable for sale (1991)
Published artist-collections featuring Paulina:
'The World of Faery' follow-up to the highly successful 'The Art of Faery' (2005)
'The Art of Faery' a collection of faery-inspired work by renowned artists worldwide (2003)
Tori Amos RAINN wall calendar (2003)
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