Bad Faery

Monday, August 13, 2007

Ombria in Shadow

There are many, many other things that I should be doing today but I can’t be bothered :)

So I’m going to curl up in bed with Ombria in Shadow and escape into one of Patricia McKillip’s no doubt beautifully crafted faerytale worlds.

Kinuko Y Craft is an artist who is responsible for some of the most beautiful covers to adorn McKillip’s novels. Her work is very detailed, with an almost baroque lushness.

Above: cover image of the Patricia McKillip novel Alphabet of Thorn by Kinuko Craft. My nephews and I had a fun half hour exploring this cover - the beauty is very much in the details. All manner of little fauna are hiding in the flora!

Above: cover image for Od Magic, a McKillip novel I’ve yet to get around to reading.

I’ve noticed that the Duirwaigh Gallery are selling some reasonably priced prints by Craft- I’d be very tempted to order some, particularly those created for the McKillip books. Patricia McKillip has a very special place in my heart but I’ll explain that another day :)

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