a medieval bestiary

I posted my sketch of the Wolpertinger earlier and have now done a few more. I'm going on to make them in to linocuts, a technique similar to the woodcutting these original bestiaries would have used. First time with a new techniques, so it's pretty exciting learning new things!

Enfield

Leucrota

Peryton

Catoblepas

Whilst researching these animals, I found out that a lot of them are actually used in some online games? My versions are a lot more sad sap than the ones in the games though! especially my leucrota... The original animals from the medieval bestiaries can be found here.

Straying from the path

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Here's five of the dry point prints from the book I've just completed for my final year at university. It's called Straying from the path and is based on the short stories by Angela Carter in her collection The Bloody Chamber.

olgadepolgataketwo

ta daa!

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I'm currently working on some illustrations to go in the windows of the Olga de Polga shop just of commercial street.

Here's the first completed part...

Metamorphoses Part 2

The original drawing with backgrounds. The backgrounds are mixed media and collage.

Metamorphoses

"mirror my malady, transfer my tragedy"













This project was based on Ovid's metamorphoses tales and folkloric tales like that of the Werewolf.