Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones
By Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott
An exquisite collection of shape-shifting tales from two magical artist-storytellers.
Publication date: TBC
Support this projectWild Folk Club Badge
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- Your name in the back
Wild Folk Club Badge Set
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- Your name in the back
First Edition Hardback
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- Your name in the back of the book
Signed First Edition Hardback
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- Your name in the back
Seven Postcards
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- Your name in the back of the book
Read With a Friend
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- Two names in the back of the book
Wild Tales Bundle
A first edition hardback signed by Tamsin and Jackie plus a copy of The Wild Swans and East of the Sun, West of the Moon, each signed by Jackie.
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- Your name in the back of the book
Tir-na-nog Print
First edition signed hardback plus a limited edition signed giclée print on museum quality fine-art 280gsm paper derived from 'Tir-na-nog' one of Tamsin's original stained glass paintings for the book. Prints strictly limited to 100. ONLY 14 AVAILABLE
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- Your name in the back of the book
Wild Folk Book Group
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- Five names in the back of the book
Book & Print Bundle
First edition signed hardback plus three limited edition signed giclée prints on museum quality fine-art 280gsm paper derived from Tamsin's original stained glass paintings for the book. Each print strictly limited to 100. ONLY 7 AVAILABLE
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- Your name in the back of the book
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Wild Folk Preview
A copy of the first edition hardback signed by Jackie and Tamsin and a invitation for a super-exclusive pre-preview of the exhibition of the stained glass artworks featured in the book and a chance to meet both artists. Expect wine.
(Time, date and location TBC) LIMITED TO 28
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- Your name in the back of the book
White Raven Print
First edition signed hardback plus a limited edition signed giclée print on museum quality fine-art 280gsm paper derived from 'White Raven' one of Tamsin's original stained glass paintings for the book. Prints strictly limited to 100. ONLY 14 AVAILABLE
PLUS:
- Your name in the back of the book
Wild Folk Reading
Buy 20 copies of the first edition hardback and Jackie and Tamsin will join your book group for the evening and read from, sign and discuss the book. Date and time TBC by email. Limited to UK locations only. ONLY TWO AVAILABLE
Photo: Seven Fables
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- The name of your book group in the back of the book
Wayland Print
First edition signed hardback plus a limited edition signed giclée print on museum quality fine-art 280gsm paper derived from 'Wayland' one of Tamsin's original stained glass paintings for the book. Prints strictly limited to 100. ONLY 14 AVAILABLE
PLUS:
- Your name in the back of the book
Tamsin's Studio Visit
A chance to see Jackie and Tamsin at work at Tamsin's outdoor studio in rural Herefordshire. The ticket is for 2 people (both over 18 years of age) and includes a half day spent in the studio, two signed copies of the hardback, a delicious lunch and a signed print.
Date and time TBC by email. ONLY ONE AVAILABLE
Photo: Seven Fables
PLUS:
- Two names in the back of the book
Jackie's Studio Visit 2
A chance to see Jackie and Tamsin at work at Jackie's cottage in coastal Pembrokeshire. The ticket is for 2 people (both over 18 years of age) and includes a half day spent in the studio, a delicious lunch and a walk to a nearby standing stone plus signed copies of the first edition hardback and Feather, Leaf, Bark & Stone and a gilded stone.
Date and time TBC by email. ONLY ONE AVAILABLE
Photo: Seven Fables
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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 salmon 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 west cliffs of 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. Video by Seven Fables. Book designs, cover and other images are for illustrative purposes and may differ from final design.
Quick select rewards
Wild Folk Club Badge
PLUS:
- Your name in the back
Wild Folk Club Badge Set
PLUS:
- Your name in the back
I am not usually a badge person but I am passionate about nature and animals so YES I would love to wear badges that support this wonderful book.
That’s wonderful Julie. I am really excited about the badges but I do understand that they’re not everyone’s cup of tea so it’s even more special to have you on board. Thank you!