Gemma Troy's Blog

A collection of dancing fairies that hang on the wall.

A collection of fairy lamps inspired by my poem:

She liked the way the light touched her.

She didn’t need to be the sun.

She just needed to know it was there,

if she ever got lost in the dark.

Introducing my newest fairies from my latest collection inspired by my poem ~

I have swallowed so much dirt I’m blooming from the inside out. gemma troy

I have been making vases inspired by my poem ~ I have swallowed so much dirt I’m blooming form the inside out.

I have made vases before but I became obsessed with making them this time around. I’m so proud of them and I loved doing this little photoshoot with them.

They will be available online on Friday 4th April at 5pm.

I’m just going to let my paintings do all the talking…..

2024 was the year of fairies. It was all I wanted to make. I spent my days covered in clay and I painted here and there but with no real focus and attention.

I painted the same 3 paintings over and over again for months with no resolution because I wasn’t paying enough attention and that’s ok because my fairies were thriving. I started a youtube channel and I felt like I was really just enjoying my clay work but then summer rolled around and with it the heat.

I have no air conditioner in my workshop so on some days it was nearly impossible to work in there. Then at the start of 2025 I got covid and it really knocked me around. I did not have the energy to play with clay and so I picked up a paintbrush and I just started pushing paint around on paper, because I can’t rest I have to be creating something at all times.

This stirred something inside me again. I felt my love for painting rise to the surface and I started waking in the morning excited to get up and paint. I felt very discouraged with my failed paintings from 2024 so I was hesitant to paint on canvas but I had one small blank canvas and I thought why not and so I started painting and a week later this painting revealed itself on the canvas.

I finished this painting on a Friday and the next day I showed a customer in my gallery and they bought it, I had only sold 1 painting in 2024. I believe the universe shows us signs to lead us to our potential, it’s up to us to see these signs and trust we are on the right path. I see this as a sign, that I’m a painter as well as a ceramicist and a poet.

My ideal life is to go to my workshop everyday and paint and make fairies and write poetry from sunup to sundown.. but unfortunately I also have to live a life, I need to eat, buy groceries, make videos and content for social media. Pay the bills, clean the house etc. and so if I’m not watching the signs I sometimes end up not on the right path or on no path at all and I lose touch with the things that bring me joy.

I have started 3 more canvases since finishing this painting and I have also started a new collection of fairies that I’m in love with (My energy is finally back after covid). I haven’t written a poem in a while, I actually haven’t been writing much at all until today and I so I think that’s about return to me also because I’m enjoying this so much.

The creative life can be a difficult one, because the desire to create can overtake everything else. It’s frustrating not being able to lock yourself away for weeks and just create. There’s people that need me and then there’s also the self sabotage part of my personality, but that’s a story for another day.

In the end I’m back painting and enjoying it and excited to paint again and so I ‘m going to ride this wave for as long as possible.

Gemma x

Welcome to a world where enchantment meets nostalgia! I am thrilled to introduce my collection of handmade ceramic fairies, each one crafted with love and a sprinkle of magic. My mission is to inspire you to reconnect with the joy and wonder you experienced as a child, reminding you that it's never too late to embrace the playful spirit that resides within us all.

Life often pulls us in many directions, leading us to forget the simple joys that once captivated our hearts. My fairies serve as gentle reminders to pause, dream, and reconnect with the activities and passions that brought you joy as a child. Whether it was painting, playing outdoors, or simply daydreaming, it’s essential to nurture that spark of creativity and wonder.

In a world that sometimes feels overwhelmingly serious, I invite you to take a step back and embrace the spirit of your inner child. Let my ceramic fairies be a source of inspiration—a whimsical push to engage in the activities that fill you with happiness. Consider creating a sacred space in your home where you can display your fairy, allowing it to remind you daily of the joy life brings.

Each piece carries a story and a sense of wonder that I hope will resonate with you. Let’s inspire one another to find the magic that exists in our lives, to embrace our inner children, and to celebrate the joy that art and creativity can bring.

With love and magic,

Gemma

I create ceramic fairies to help you reconnect with the wonder, joy, and magic that lives within you.

Each fairy is a reminder of the boundless imagination and heartfelt curiosity we knew as children—a call to remember that feeling of awe and possibility. I make these delicate, whimsical figures to help you connect with your heart and inner child, to inspire a return to playfulness and belief in magic.

They’re a spark to guide you back to that place where anything felt possible and remind you of the beauty that exists both in the world and within yourself.

With love and magic,

Gemma x