Category: Origins & Naming

The article that inspired The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke

Mar 20, 2026

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missy_el

in Archival Encounters, Childhood & Imagination, Origins & Naming, Songs & Symbolism, Visual Echoes

“I was thoroughly inspired… I did a lot of research on it and it inspired me to write a song about the painting, depicting what I thought I saw in it. It was just because I’d come through art college and I basically like the artist and I like the painting, so I thought I’d…
It’s ever so regal: Queen as a name, concept & idea

Mar 19, 2026

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missy_el

in Origins & Naming, Visual Echoes

“I thought it up… It’s just a name, but it’s very regal, obviously, and it sounds splendid. It’s a strong name, universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.”…