About Brian & Wendy Froud
For 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 books include: FAERIES, LADY COTTINGTON'S PRESSED FAIRY BOOK, GOOD FAERIES / BAD FAERIES, THE FAERIES' ORACLE, LADY COTTINGTON'S FAIRY ALBUM, GOBLINS!, RUNES OF ELFLAND and LADY COTTINGTON'S PRESSED FAIRY LETTERS. Brian worked with Jim Henson as conceptual designer on THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, and other Henson classics. His work inspires The Faerieworlds Festival that attracts over 4000 attendees annually.
Wendy Froud is an internationally celebrated doll maker and sculptor. She worked as a sculptor and puppet builder for the Jim Henson Company on the films THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. She sculpted Jen and Kira for THE DARK CRYSTAL and fabricated Yoda for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Other work for Jim Henson includes THE MUPPET SHOW and THE MUPPET MOVIE. Her work has been featured in three books created with fantasy author Terri Windling and in her new book, THE ART OF WENDY FROUD, published by Imaginosis. |
