Everything you can imagine is real.
-Pablo Picasso
I am simply sharing photos from an inspiring day trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire near Kenosha, Wisconsin. As you might guess it’s mostly a smorgasbord of faerie pics. Also indulged is my obsession for windows, balconies, and the place where roof meets sky. And oddities.
FAIRIES
FAERIES PLAYING WITH CHILDREN…
…AND FRIARS
MAGICAL WINDOWS AND STUFF
FAERIES ON BALCONY
FUTURE HOME POSSIBILITIES FOR US
LONG TIME FRIENDS
THE CURIOUSLY WONDERFUL LADY ETTIE AND HER ODD TEA SHANTY
Honestly – I could not get over the wonder of this place.
ME
I wore Jessica Hannah’s Skive perfume. Leather, woodsy, sexy, and sweet dreamy.
The faire is a provocative haven plunked down in the woods. A wild imaginarium. A playscape. It’s healthy to cultivate a bit of wildness in your life so you can be free to play and create. I sincerely feel this heartbreak that more and more we are pressured (news, religion, government, society, and even education) to just be grateful for what we have, when we could have so much more. We can dream so much more.
Yes, gratitude is a wonderful practice to cultivate.
But be sure to let a part of your garden (in your soul) grow wild so that the faeries (and you) can work magic there. Grow a castle. A wild imaginarium.
We are what we pretend to be,
so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
-Kurt Vonnegut
this looks like it was an amazing place to visit ❤ thank you for taking these pictures :-O
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It was very inspiring – I actually worked there some years back and it was lovely to see how it has grown. So much I didn’t photograph. Many attendees in fantastic costumes, and tons of entertainment and crafts. Was wonderful.
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OH! Thanks for the magical tour! If I couldn’t be there in person, at least I was able to dream about it through the photos.
Love what you wrote here:
” be sure to let a part of your garden (in your soul) grow wild so that the faeries (and you) can work magic there. Grow a castle. A wild imaginarium.”
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We missed you- but so glad you could take an imaginarium tour. I also love the concept of the wild garden places. Who knows what mystery lies there…
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Ahh the Bristol Ren Faire! Can’t wait to attend this year!
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Hey – are you near there? I hope to go as well!
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Sort of near, in Chicago. That is my faire, been going for years! Your pictures are amazing, you really do it justice!
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Aww thanks – I am from Chicago too! I used to work in the faires and my first introduction was Bristol. I have such a sweet spot. I’m so glad you enjoy the pics!
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Oh wow, are you still living in Chicago area? Yes, Bristol is a great faire, and the entertainers have always been awesome! You must have had fun 🙂
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I am a bit of a nomad now. So I am in and out of Chicago. I’ll probably be there or near again this fall. I had so much fun at the faires. I’m considering getting back into that life again. It was soooo long ago. Now it is revisiting a dream. “Now, here was I?”
Are you a native chicagolander?
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Nomad sounds fun, and free! I have a cousin who once worked the faires too. He did some acting and directing. I love the shows there.
Yes, I am native Chicago. And maybe a bit biased, Chicago people are great!
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Chicago people are great! Wonder if I ever knew your cuz. It would be so fun to run into you at the faire! I’ll probably go later in August…
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My cousin’s name is Mark Kettner. He is long retired from all that, but he was good back then. Reminded us of a young Robin Williams! If you do get the chance to attend, let me know. That would be so fun!
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Mark Kettner… Hmmmm…I will let you know for sure!
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