A few years ago I started painting folding fans. On a basic level they’re a beautiful and practical accessory that should really be more popular in places like California, plus they’re a godsend if you’re out dancing.
Although fans make great display art, I do try to make usable items. It’s taken me a while to find techniques that let me get good results without affecting the fan usability too much, and have mostly landed on acrylic ink to paint on the fabric, and enamel for the wood. Being in the UK also helped with finding decent quality plain Spanish fans at a reasonable price.
Silver Fairy - 2021 -
Available on Etsy
Green Dragon - 2021 - Available on Etsy
Crowley - 2020 - Available on Etsy
Aziraphale - 2020 - Sold at Ineffable Con 2.
Red Planet - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand.
Peregrine - 2019 - Available on Etsy
Sunspot Galaxy - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand.
Retro Rocket, 2019. Sold at Dublin Worldcon.
Sun and Moon - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Retro Rocket 1 - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Mars Visitor - 2019 - Sold and Dublin Worldcon
Good Omens Wings - 2020 - Available on Etsy
Black Dragon - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Phoenix - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Yellow Bird - 2016 - Sold
Verne - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand
Snow Ravens - 2019 - Sold at WFC 2019
Red Castle - 2019 - Sold at WFC 2019
Green Fairy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Blue Fairies - 2019 - Sold at CoNZealand
Purple Galaxy - 2019 - Available on Etsy
Red Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Green Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Red Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
White Skull - 2016 - Sold
Retro Scifi - 2017 - Sold at Helsinki Worldcon
Purple Fairy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon