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The Fairytale Princess and The Sleeping Beauty Theatre Book

Based on the success of The Fairytale Princess, published in 2011, Su Blackwell's sumptuous fairy tale images, cut from the pages of classic tales, are now brought to life in the beautiful paper theatre boook 'Sleeping Beauty', paper engineered by Corina & Co,

This gift-wrapped set contains both books.

Set of 2 Books - £30.00

Available Online

150 years of Alice in Wonderland

 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Celebrates it's 150th Birthday this year. 

   While I was looking through my my portfolio, I came across these images for a jewellery shoot I did for Vanity Fair Magazine in 2007, 
entitled 'Adventures in Diamond Land'. 

The Art Direction was by Tim Rennie, with photographs by Oleg Micheyev. 

Diamonds courtesy of De Beers and Leviev.

In Miniature

I love all things miniature. They draw me in, hold my gaze, and challenge me to focus on their finesse. 

I am in awe of the detail in miniature objects, and for this reason I love visiting miniature fairs. 

I visited one recently, and returned with this tiny book, printed in the 19th Century, when paper was a rarer, more expensive luxury, 

and not the commodity that it is now.

It is a bible, (it was common practice for people to carry them on their person), in it's entirety, and in miniscule print.  
You'd need a very strong magnifying glass in order to read it.

 

A Short History of Fairy Tale by Marina Warner

Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale by Marina Warner

   

Marina Warner is one of the great experts on fairy tales, and in this book she sets out to create a simple map of the territory, ranging from the familiar to the unknown. Warner covers the diversity and strangeness of fairy tales, as well as explaining how they came to be sanitised and bowdlerised for young audiences. And she looks at how the same stories crossed borders and cultures, changing themselves to adapt to new contexts while proving robust and unkillable.

 Cover illustration: Artwork by Su Blackwell

Gift Set featuring 'Alice: A Mad Tea Party' and 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'

This gift set includes an A5 ruled exercise book, pack of 8 notelets, laser-cut greeting card and an alice gift bag, with tag.

 Gift sets are limited, please order from my online store.
Price: £14.00

Illustration for Intelligent Life Magazine

Photograph by Colin Crisford

 

My bi-monthly illustrations for Intellgent Life magazine accompany the writer Robert Macfarlane’s musings on a particular novel. 

In this current issue, Macfarlane explores the Napoleonic novels of Patrick O'Brian.

Robert Macfarlane is the author of “The Old Ways” and the No.1 bestseller “Landmarks”.