| Artwork-Artist Silver-Swan: Brian Froud |
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For over 30 years, Brian Froud has been regarded as the pre-eminent faerie artist in the world and an authority on faeries and faery lore. His international best-selling book, FAERIES with fantasy and Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee is considered a modern classic. His landmark work
with Jim Henson as conceptual designer on feature films THE DARK
CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH and other Henson projects set new standards
for design, puppeteering and animatronics in film and are
considered landmarks in the evolution of modern day special
effects and attract an international cult following . With over
8 million books sold to date, Brian’s international best sellers
include LADY COTTINGTON’S PRESSED FAIRY BOOK, GOOD FAERIES / BAD
FAERIES and THE FAERIES’ ORACLE and LADY COTTINGTON’S FAIRY
ALBUM. Other works with text by Ari Berk include GOBLINS!, RUNES
OF ELFLAND and LADY COTTINGTON PRESSED FAIRY LETTERS.
Brian’s work has been licensed by numerous licensing companies internationally. His work inspires The Faerieworlds Festival, an Art, Music and Theater which attracts over 4000 attendees annually. Brian is currently creating concept designs for a sequel to THE DARK CRYSTAL, produced by the Jim Henson Company and working on a project for Lucasfilm. Brian is also in discussions to create a theater production in Las Vegas based on his designs. His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout the world and his paintings reside in many private and public collections. Brian lives in Devon, England with his wife, internationally acclaimed doll maker Wendy Froud, and their son, Toby. The Official website of Brian & Wendy Froud is: www.worldoffroud.com. Contact: |