WILD FOLK is a beautifully illustrated sequence of seven tales, marking the first book length collaboration between the storyteller artists, Tamsin Abbott and Jackie Morris.
Each of the seven tales are fables of transformation and power, summoned from the ancient stones beneath our feet and transformed by word and image into portals between past and future. The tales are neither new nor old. They are full of ‘wild folk’, shape-shifting spirits that carry the energy that connects all things.
In its pages you will meet selkies and silver trout and the black fox, as big as a wolf and so fast and cunning she drives the Lord of the Manor to madness and oblivion; the woman of flowers who is happier living as an owl; the boy who learns to feel the songs and stories of trees through his skin; Wayland, the crippled smith who can hammer metal to such airy thinness he makes his own wings; and the great white raven, a bird so rare it awakens the king who sleeps beneath the stones of the wild cliffs of west Wales.
This a book made to be looked at and held (it might be the first time stained glass images have been created specifically to illustrate a book). Tamsin paints on glass, the most mysterious stone of all, used for centuries to tell stories to people who couldn’t read or write. A story painted on glass is something you can look at and look through, sometimes both at once.
It brings together Jackie’s words and Tamsin’s images, but the stories come from both. It is a true collaboration born out of friendship and hope. These are tales to make you see, listen and most of all feel the wild magic that links stone, tree, fox and star.
Image credits: Illustrations by Tamsin Abbott. Book designs, cover and other images are for illustrative purposes and may differ from final design.
Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones
Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott- Hardback£25.00
A first edition of the hardback of 120 pages with c. 30 illustrations and and a beautiful dust jacket printed exclusively for early supporters. Printed in full colour on 140 gsm uncoated paper, head/tail bands, silk ribbon marker and designed endpapers.
Wild Folk Badge Set£65.00Join the Wild Folk Club and receive seven hard enamel WILD FOLK pin badges, each featuring a character taken from one of the seven tales, etched by Tamsin with lettering designed by the calligrapher Stephen Raw. Please note that the book is not included in the price and you will need to add it to your basket separately.
Wild Folk Badge£10.00Join the Wild Folk Club and receive a hard enamel WILD FOLK pin badge with lettering designed by the calligrapher Stephen Raw. Please note that the book is not included in the price and you will need to add it to your basket separately.
Seven Postcards£15.00Seven postcards featuring prints from the book designed by Tamsin and available exclusively from Unbound. Please note that the book is not included in the price and you will need to add it to your basket separately.
Cover Poster£25.00An A3 poster of the limited edition Wild Folk dust jacket, designed using Tamsin Abbott's gorgeous stained glass painting. Printed in full colour on 250 gsm silk paper, with a matt laminate. Please note the final poster will include the words WILD FOLK. The book is not included in the price and you will need to add it to your basket separately.
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Early Chapter Blad£50.00A strictly limited edition of the ‘Wayland’ chapter from the book. 32pp luxury booklet printed in full colour on Munken Pure Rough off white uncoated paper, sewn into a 300gsm Munken Pure Rough soft cover with debossed print. Hand signed and numbered by Tamsin & Jackie. STRICTLY LIMITED TO 100. Despatched early December 2024.
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WILD FOLK is a beautifully illustrated sequence of seven tales, marking the first book length collaboration between the storyteller artists, Tamsin Abbott and Jackie Morris.
Each of the seven tales are fables of transformation and power, summoned from the ancient stones beneath our feet and transformed by word and image into portals between past and future. The tales are neither new nor old. They are full of ‘wild folk’, shape-shifting spirits that carry the energy that connects all things.
In its pages you will meet selkies and silver trout and the black fox, as big as a wolf and so fast and cunning she drives the Lord of the Manor to madness and oblivion; the woman of flowers who is happier living as an owl; the boy who learns to feel the songs and stories of trees through his skin; Wayland, the crippled smith who can hammer metal to such airy thinness he makes his own wings; and the great white raven, a bird so rare it awakens the king who sleeps beneath the stones of the wild cliffs of west Wales.
This a book made to be looked at and held (it might be the first time stained glass images have been created specifically to illustrate a book). Tamsin paints on glass, the most mysterious stone of all, used for centuries to tell stories to people who couldn’t read or write. A story painted on glass is something you can look at and look through, sometimes both at once.
It brings together Jackie’s words and Tamsin’s images, but the stories come from both. It is a true collaboration born out of friendship and hope. These are tales to make you see, listen and most of all feel the wild magic that links stone, tree, fox and star.
Image credits: Illustrations by Tamsin Abbott. Book designs, cover and other images are for illustrative purposes and may differ from final design.
WILD FOLK is a wondrous weaving of story and image, glass and ink, dream and song, created together by two makers at the height of their huge powers, who also happen to be dear friends with one another. Born of love and collaboration, the art here holds light that spills and fills, and spaces in which to breathe and swim.
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Since the reveal of the cover for Wild Folk, and the news that subscribers will receive an exclusive ‘cloak’ or dust jacket for their pre-ordered copy, we have seen another huge surge in numbers of go...
03.09.2024
