Above, the Witch meets a bad end, shoved into a cauldron of molten Foam Shrimps, Jelly Beans, Glacier Mints and Liquorice Allsorts!
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My task of illustrating Simon Armitage’s poem Hansel & Gretel: a nightmare in eight scenes, has been completed. It has been the most exciting work, especially coming at the conclusion of rehearsals for the stage production of Hansel & Gretel that I directed for its six month tour with the Goldfield Ensemble..
One of the things about any text presented on a stage, is that there never seems quite enough room within the short duration of a performance – especially one in which the words are set to music – to explore it as thoroughly as can be managed in a book. So the Design for Today edition of the text is my opportunity to really foreground Simon’s magnificent wordplay. A couple of weeks ago I carried all the original artwork in portfolios to London to deliver to Joe Pearson at Design for Today, and everything is currently being scanned, cleaned, layered and coloured by Joe and his assistant, Laurence.
I’m cock-a-hoop with the design for the book, which is just perfect. It’ll be out in the Spring. Stay tuned for updates re. pre-ordering, plus news of the special edition. (Which will come with two additional images printed by Dan Bugg at Penfold Press.)
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Clive Hicks-Jenkins' Artlog: 
Your illustrative powers have excelled themselves, that’s a complicated one, I love the wee bunny too, looking forward to adding to my Clive H-J collection, what an intensive couple of years you’ve had! I wonder what your next project will be? with much love from a sad dogless household in France xxxxxL
I think I detect a gummy bear? YUM YUM! Well done, now treat youself to some chox.
Love as ever
Bx
I cannot wait to see this ! So exciting. You can now have a bit of breathing space.
Congratulations Clive!
Thank you, Lorrie. I’ve greatly enjoyed making this book with Joe and Simon. Right now we’re putting together the many elements. Exciting and revelatory.