Over at amazon.com, Marly Youmans’ epic poem Thaliad is trailing a glorious, shiny ribbon of five-star reader reviews. There can be few contemporary poets who enjoy such eloquent praise from their supporters. Well worth a click to read them. …
Over at Marly Youman’s Thaliad page on Facebook, there has been handsome praise for the book from author/illustrator James Artimus Owen. … J A O: It (Thaliad) was one of the few books I’ve purchased in recent years that I … Continue reading
… Elizabeth Adams to Clive Hicks-Jenkins: 15 June 2012 15:52:42 GMT+01:00 … ‘Dear Clive, Thaliad will be 6 inches wide by 9 inches high. I haven’t decided yet if we’ll do a hardcover edition as well; I’d like to. The one I … Continue reading
I’m cutting the lino-block for the Thaliad bookplate this week. Here are the preparations. A first, as-rough-as-they-come study. But I liked the liveliness. … Second study, the bird rendered as a cut-out in order to trial various positionings. … The … Continue reading
The paperback edition of Marly Youman’s epic open Thaliad is now available at Amazon UK. The cover and decorations are by me. You can order it by clicking HERE.
… … Words from Elizabeth Adams at Phoenicia Publishing on Marly Youmans’ Thaliad, launching on December 1st. … ‘Clive, my brain feels awash in oak leaves, berried garlands, and village-scapes that capture the New England-y essence of places Marly and I … Continue reading
… From today you can pre-order Marly Youman’s new title Thaliad from Phoenicia Publishing. I’ve had a preview of the work that Elizabeth Adams has done on its design, and I can promise you that the book is going to be very beautiful. … Continue reading
Midori Snyder has posted a wonderful review of Thaliad at her blog, In the Labyrinth. The book will be out from Phoenicia Publishing in time for Christmas, so do take a look at what Midori has to say about it, … Continue reading
Noah’s Ark. … Enquiring minds have been wondering about how the Thaliad page decorations are being made, and so here are the stages of one image from start to finish. … First come the drawings, usually quite rough, that guide the … Continue reading
… In recent years many artists have increasingly relied on ‘giclee’, a high quality ink-jet printing process, to reproduce original paintings as affordable artworks. I’ve never felt at all inclined to market my work in this form, because while I acknowledge … Continue reading
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