Fairies, a beautifully illustrated book by Brian Froud. Published in 1978 with the help of Alan Lee. The sequel to this book is 'Good Faeries, Bad Faeries'.
Brian Froud
History: Brian Froud was born in Winchester England and went to college at
Maidstone College of Art where he graduated with a first class honours diploma
in Graphic Design in 1971. He lived in London for several years till 1975 when
he moved to Devon and shared a studio with Alan Lee. He wrote three books there
'Ultra Violet Catastrophe', 'The Wind Between the Stairs' (which won the best
British book at the Bologna Book Fair), and 'Are All the Giants Dead?'. After
writing several more books during the following years he showed his name in
the movie business for the first time designing creatures for 'The Dark Crystal'
in 1978 which was directed by Jim Henson. The film won the Avoriaz prize for
best fantasy film. Later in 1986 he did the same for the Labyrinth under the
same director, Jim Henson.
Lady Cottington's Pressed Faeries Book was one of Brian Frouds best loved books
where Brian illustrated faeries that had been caught whilst Lady Cottington
pressed flowers.
Brian Froud has won a number of awards like; ASFA Best Interior Illustration and the Hugo award for Best Original Artwork in 1995.
Seen the star wars trilogy? Remember the little green goblin type guy who you see in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and the latest Star Wars episode 1 'The Phantom Menace'. That little green goblin was designed by Wendy Froud! Talent seems to run in the name 'Froud'. The little baby in "The Labyrinth" is Toby, their son. He is now 15 and into puppets.
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Fairies, a beautifully illustrated book by Brian Froud. Published in 1978 with the help of Alan Lee. The sequel to this book is 'Good Faeries, Bad Faeries'. |
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The Goblin Companion. Illustrated and written by Brain Froud and Terry Jones. Thebook used to be known as 'The Goblins of the Labyrinth' which was published in 1986 but was reprinted in 1996 as 'The Goblin Companion' which doesn't have the full-page, colour conceptual paintings in this newer version. |
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If you read my Faeries Page then you would have remembered me saying that not all faeries are good faeries. This book illustrates this perfectly. It is a book with amazing illustrations as seen on the front too. If you want to see some pictures out of this book then visit my Brian Froud Picture Gallery. |
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This book was first published in 1997. It is great, well thought out and has very creative illustrations. The pictures though can get oogly and immodest too but are still great. It really gives you an urge to wash your hands when you've finished reading it. You also might feel like washing the pages of the book! |
Some more of Brian Frouds incredible work:
The Land of Froud (1976)
The World of the Dark Crystal (1982)
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Froud and Terry Jones (1994)
Be sure to visit Brian and Wendy Froud 's official website at "The World of Froud".
See My Brian FroudPicture Gallery