These Illustrations were for a competition, the brief was to illustrate 3 stories from the Bloody Chamber and other stories by Angela Carter. The first is for The Bloody Chamber...
The Bloody Chamber
So that it appeared to hang disembodied, in the still, heavy air, and it had been crowned with a wreath of white roses, and a veil of lace, the final image of his bride.
The Company of Wolves
But those eyes are all you will be able to glimpse of the forest assassins as they cluster invisibly round your smell of meat as you go through the wood unwisely late.
Puss in Boots
“For some of her prey she’s very cleverly not killed but crippled; a big black beastie weaves its way towards us over the turkey carpet, Puss, Pounce!”
And a design for the book cover:
I had fun with this project; all of these images are created with a mixture of inks, pens and water... The last image for the cover was put into Photoshop to add the background and white in the eyes.
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