EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
MEET THE AUTHOR
I'll be giving talk at the Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday August 23rd, from 8:00 pm to 9: pm
Here's what I've found out about it:
The Art of Illustrating
John Howe's meticulously crafted illustrations capture the essence of some of the most exciting narratives in the English language. On this illuminating voyage of illustration and design, he discusses his book illustration work on Beowulf and his role as lead artist on The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Read the whole entry - Posted on Aug 15, 08 | 11:00 pm | Out & About
SUMMER INSTALLMENT 2
BEOWULF AND THE DRAGON
This illustration was done primarily for the FANTASY ART WORKSHOP, though as usual with me, the circumstances leading up to it are a little more involved. The original idea emerged for the Beowulf Boardgame, but there was no room on the board for a full-size illustration, so it changed and became a small vignette. After, with the deadline running out for the Beowulf book, I decided to do it anyway and include it in the Workshop book. (As it turns out, by a miracle of deadline-bending, it also made it into Beowulf.)
Start the tour
Read the whole entry - Posted on Aug 15, 08 | 6:00 pm |
SUMMER INSTALLMENT 1
TOM BADGERLOCK STEP-BY-STEP
Since there are no newsletters planned for the summer, and we consider it's rather a shame just to go on silent running for a month, we thought it would be pleasant to at least send out something.
Read the whole entry - Posted on Jul 31, 08 | 9:00 pm |
FALLING OFF THE EDGE
Or Where Things Are Not Always What They Seem
When I was small, I clearly remember the third or fourth-grade teacher patiently explaining to us how Christopher Columbus proved the Earth was round "like an apple". (Some illogical and contrary side of me inwardly commented that apples were not round at all, and had stems, but I likely kept that to myself.)
Read the whole entry - Posted on Jul 15, 08 | 9:00 pm | Chronicles
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