Brian Froud s'impose comme l'artiste féerique par excellence et un auteur respecté, dédié à capturer l'esprit et l'âme de ses visions. Son œuvre invite les spectateurs dans un royaume enchanteur où la fantaisie et la réalité s'entrelacent magnifiquement. À travers ses illustrations évocatrices et ses écrits, Froud explore la profonde connexion entre le monde naturel et la magie cachée des êtres mythiques. Son style distinctif et sa profonde compréhension du folklore offrent un aperçu unique du monde invisible.
Identifies and pictures all the faery types including elves, gnomes, pixies, leprechauns, and dryads, drawing from Celtic stories, the English-language oral tradition, and the works of poets to illuminate their ways of life.
Bring the insight, wisdom, and joy of the faeries into your life.Using the enchanted art of Brian Froud as your guide, enter into the wise and wonderful world of the faeries. The Faeries' Oracle calls on sylphs, pans, gnomes -- and, of course, faeries -- to lead you on a delightful journey of adventure, discovery, and enlightenment that will illuminate the future and heal the heart and soul. This beautifully designed divination set contains everything you will need to explore this mysterious realm, including:-A complete deck of 66 radiant cards by Brian Froud featuring goblins, moon dancers, pixies, boggarts, and other faery folk we first met in Good Faeries/Bad Faeries-208-page illustrated book with text by Jessica Macbeth, which will show you how to read the cards of The Faeries' Oracle, with particular instruction on personally connecting to and communicating with the faeries
Goblins, a troublesome faerie subspecies, are the focus of Froud and Berk's investigation. Their book is said to be infected with these mischievous creatures, warning that anyone who brings it home may face significant trouble.
This collection of letters about fairies offers wisdom, suggestions, and chastisements, featuring Lady Cottington's margin notes and her unfortunate habit of smashing fairies. The fairies themselves add a touch of magic and chaos to the mix.
The World of The Dark Crystal invites fans to delve into the creation and lore of the Jim Henson classic through the evocative illustrations of Brian Froud, concept designer on the original film.
The complete prequel trilogy to Jim Henson's cult classic fantasy film The Dark Crystal, with a story by the film's original concept designer, Brian Froud.
Not since Brian Froud’s conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth has he created a faerie world with such imagination, dimension, depth, and detail. Trolls features new and classic work by both Brian and his wife, Wendy, woven together along with artifacts and symbols of the natural world to create a fascinating revelation about the world of trolls. The book explores trolls and troll culture, revealing their philosophies, their home life, and their world attitudes through their tales, mythology, and archaeology. Trolls affirms that trolls are real, that they have lived and are living now. The texture of the world and the deeply immersive, cinematic images will appeal to the legions of fantasy—and Froud—fans.
Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This new book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs.In Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the “true” story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries’ tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
This title showcases the faery creations of top artists from the US, Europe, and Japan. Each artist shares their favorite pieces, insights into their inspirations, techniques, and creative processes.
A Field Guide to Goblins
Earthy, enigmatic, and--until now--elusive, the goblin is little known and even less well understood. Thanks to Brian Froud's discovery of the notebooks of Dashe, a goblin portraitist, this rare breed is now an open book. This is a definitive, profusely illustrated field guide to the goblin world, annotated by Terry Jones, Monty Python professor emeritus of Obscure, Absurd and Truly Hilarious Arts. Full-color illustrations.
