Artwork for the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Shadow of the Wind

 The 20th Anniversary Edition of The Shadow of the Wind 
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón in a stunning hardback edition.

I was asked by Orion Books to create the artwork for the Cover of the 20th Anniversary Edition

based on a photograph on the original cover. 

The finshed cover has a trompe l'oeil effect, with the character seeming to step out of the page.

 

German Edition of 'Once Upon A Time; A History of Fairy Tales' by Marina Warner Released

From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed on from generation to generation, ever-changing, renewed with each re-telling. Few forms of literature have greater power to enchant us and rekindle our imagination than a fairy tale. 

Cover art-work by Su Blackwell

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Once-Upon-Time-Short-History/dp/0198779852

www.amazon.de/Es-war-einmal-Magie-Märchen/dp/3150110440

Cover Art work for Russian Edition of A J Fikry

I quite like the simplicity of the Russian cover (above)

compared to the UK Edition (below)

and the Taiwanese Edition, published in 2014.

Artwork by Su Blackwell 

'The Alchemy of Woman Hood' by Dolores Rice

 Cover Illustration by Su Blackwell

Written in a lyrical and poetic voice, The Alchemy of Womanhood is a unique health book for young women. Unlike other straight-informational books, The Alchemy of Womanhood focuses on comforting young girls entering puberty, and indeed women well beyond, while also informing them about body development, relationship, and lifestyle in a profoundly essential way. If shared between mother and daughter, both will find the book helpful and soothing when cusping this momentous phase. If read alone, the reader will feel as though she is discovering a precious secret due to her readiness.

Descriptive and comforting in its tone, The Alchemy of Womanhood gently weaves its way through what it is to become and be a woman in the world today. It attempts to uncover the mysterious elements of womanhood at the source of feminine knowledge and wisdom. It reveals the strength to be gained from embracing the essence of womanliness and the beauty that arises from learning how to celebrate female physiology for what it is: a powerful expression of the very essence of Life.

Available here: Alchemy-Womanhood-Dolores-Rice

Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum

Last year, I was commissioned by the publisher's 'Disney Hyperion' to create an art-work for a book cover for a middle-grade book, titled 'Alistair Grim's Odditorium' by Gregory Funaro. 

The book was a hit, and has received rave reviews. 

Fast-forward 12 months, and I've just finished working on the cover for the sequel (again with London-based photographer 'Colin Crisford'), 'Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum'. 

I read on the author's blog http://www.gregoryfunaro.com/odditorium that he plans to write more books in the series, so there may be more cover-art to come too!

Here is the final cover, and some photographs of the paper model (pre-post production) that I sent to the designer at Disney for approval.

Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum will be published next Spring.

Below: photographs of the model (pre-post)

 

 A detail shot of the sea-serpent

The cover artwork for the prequel 'Alistair Grim's Odditorium'.

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alistair-Grims-Odditorium-Gregory-Funaro/dp/1484700066