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.
Crowley - 2020 - Sold at Chicon 8
Green Dragon - 2021 - Sold at Chicon 8
Star Crown - 2019. Sold at Discon III
Silver Fairy - 2021 -
Sold at Chicon 8
Retro Rocket, 2019. Sold at Dublin Worldcon.
Red Planet - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand.
Sunspot Galaxy - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand.
Mars Visitor - 2019 - Sold and Dublin Worldcon
Aziraphale - 2020 - Sold at Ineffable Con 2.
Retro Rocket 1 - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Peregrine - 2019 - Available on Etsy
Black Dragon - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Yellow Bird - 2016 - Sold
Sun and Moon - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Red Castle - 2019 - Sold at WFC 2019
Good Omens Wings - 2020 - Sold at Chicon 8
Snow Ravens - 2019 - Sold at WFC 2019
Blue Fairies - 2019 - Sold at CoNZealand
Phoenix - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Green Fairy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Red Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Verne - 2020 - Sold at CoNZealand
Red Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Purple Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Chicon 8
White Skull - 2016 - Sold
Retro Scifi - 2017 - Sold at Helsinki Worldcon
Green Galaxy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon
Purple Fairy - 2019 - Sold at Dublin Worldcon