October dates to see exhibition:
All illustrations from the book are available to buy as original prints. Handprinted from the zinc and copperplates onto Somerset papers. Please contact me for availability £90-£130 per print
Weds 1st 12-7pm, staffed
Weds 8th 4-6pm, staffed
Friday 10th, 10am-1pm, staffed
Saturday 11th, 1.30-5.30pm, with Nick, non-staffed
Weds 15th 11-5pm, staffed
Monday 20th, 11-5pm, staffed
Tuesday 21st, 10am-8pm, with Nick, non-staffed
Monday 27th, 11-5pm, staffed
Weds 29th 11-5pm, staffed
BOOKS available to buy at The Artworkers’ Guild or email me directly
The Frog Who Lived in a Boot
Steven Dp Richardson, Nicholas Hughes
‘He gambolled and bucked to the owl in the wood,
Who’d answer his quest, if she possibly could.’
A book for young minds, The Frog Who Lives in a Boot is the fable of a frog who thinks he might be human rather than amphibian. His bold quest to confirm this carries him to the brink of despair where, ironically, his eyes are opened to the delights of being a frog after all.
Children deserve to benefit from the same wealth and consideration of language and image construction that is given to literature and art for adults. To that end, The Frog Who Lives in a Boot elevates children's storytelling by uplifting and enriching their experience with the charm, complexities, and play of language and visual narratives - a collaboration between author and illustrator that unlocks a unique treasure.
Exquisitely illustrated and infused with gentle humour, this is a work of timeless verse and a visual feast created for the sheer pleasure of reading and gazing, for children aged six to ninety-six. The artwork by Nicholas Hughes is reproduced from aquatint etching on zinc and copper plates.
The Frog Who Lived in a Boot
Written by Steven Dp Richardson
Illustrated by Nicholas Hughes
Published by Phaos Edizioni, Italy
Hardcover, 40pp, 22x32, offset printing on Fedrigoni Arena paper gr.170
£25