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Venetian Harpy by Forest Rogers |
The 22nd Spectrum Awards (for science fiction and fantasy art in all mediums) were recently held and one of my favorite fairy tale illustrators and sculptors, Forest Rogers, won a gold award in the Dimensional category, for her stunning and amazing Venetian Harpy (see above).
Congratulations Forest!!
Note: I should also mention that Scott Gustafson, who has illustrated many a fairy tale picture book, received the Grand Master Award!
Though Forest Rogers doesn't exclusively work on fairy tale subjects she has made, and continues to create, many memorable fairy tale-based pieces, and from little bits I pick up around social media, she's looking at continuing/completing the
Vasilissa illustrations she began many years ago (before she got into sculpting) and, off and on, has been researching
The Crane Wife, as she'd apparently like to create a sculpture based on the Japanese fairy tale as well. (!!)
Below are some of her other fairy tale works to date, and perhaps you can see why I love her work so.
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Baba Yaga |
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Baba Yaga's Hut |
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Vasilissa with her mother's doll |
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Baba Yaga (still being dressed) & Vasilissa |
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Baba Yaga, Vasilissa and the Chicken-Legged Hut together |
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Snow Maiden as she melts |
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Banshee |
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Yuki Ona - snow spirit |
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East of the Sun (inspired by Kay Neilsen's illustration) |
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East of the Sun (2nd sculpt) |
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Swan child in progress |
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Hans Andersen's Little Mermaid |
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Silvershod (aka Silver Hoof) & his friend Cat (Russian tale) |
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Red Riding Hood in progress |
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Red Riding Hood & Wolf (Something about this evokes Perrault and Dore and other early illustrated versions of LRRH to me.) |
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Vasiliss'a Mother gives her a doll before she passes away |
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Vaslissa enters Baba Yaga's forest |
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Baba Yaga tasks Vasilissa with impossible tasks |
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Vaslissa talks to her doll (and the doll talks back) |
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Baba Yaga in a rage |
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One of the horsemen Vasilissa sees on her journey |
You can see much more of Forest Roger's work on her website
HERE and follow her on Facebook
HERE and Twitter
HERE. She also has a great set of boards on Pinterest
HERE.
Enchanting-thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! and Timeless Tales is looking great. Looks like fairy tales are in great hands over here.
ReplyDeleteOh man, those are fabulous!! I love the idea of a harpy with a bird mask... And Baba Yaga is so perfectly, well, Baba Yaga-ish! The wild hair, the bone necklace... The drawings are really well done too--very spooky! I look forward to following her artwork in the future.
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