Nicole Motter, sound bath practitioner and wellness advocate, is the magical force behind Brooklyn Heights’ fairy doors. Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Motter
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The mysterious personality behind the colorful little fairy doors that have been popping up on trees in Brooklyn Heights has stepped out of the shadows.
The doors (said by experts to be portals to the fairy dimension) appeared seemingly overnight on Pineapple, Willow, Cranberry, Middagh and Montague streets, causing a bit of a sensation.
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“Yes, that’s me — Brooklyn Heights’ fairy godmother!” Nicole Motter told the Brooklyn Eagle. The doors were a “creative labor of love,” she explained.
Motter, who lives in the north Heights, says she wanted to create something special to brighten people’s day. She describes herself as a “sound bath practitioner, wellness advocate, community development specialist, artist and long-time lover of empowering others.” To that end, some of the doors bear inspirational messages, such as “Love first,” and “You already have the key.”
“I’m a sound bath practitioner on a mission to bring peace, clarity and high vibes all around to the people,” she explained. Her sound bath company’s name is Good Vibrations.
Motter lovingly handcrafted some of the doors herself, and her 8- and 11- year-old neighbors created others. She also themed a few of the doors to match some of her favorite Heights sites — including a door decorated with croissants on a tree near L’Appartement 4F; another with a coffee mug near Joe Coffee; and one illustrated with a cat outside the Brooklyn Cat cafe.
She named the project “Happy Doors NYC” and posted a few photos on Instagram (@happydoorsnyc). The tagline was ‘Little doors with big spirits.” Then she dropped off a fairy door treasure map at…
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