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If you fancy meeting the guy who illustrated the UK covers of CoS and PoA, head along to 18 Chester Street (near St Mary's Cathedral on Palmerston Place) over the next week. He's exhibiting there with some other artists from the Brighton area, including a cityscape artist who's done a gorgeous picture of a Hippogriff perching above the city (sadly I don't quite have £900 of spare cash, particularly when I don't have a steady home to give to a painting) and a stained glass artist. Both of the latter used to be book illustrators, so it's a good place to head for anyone interested in that industry.
Had an interesting chat with Cliff, which I won't go into here except to say that I'd not really thought about the illustrators before. Nor had I realised that there were 4 of them: the first to do PS, the second to do CoS and PoA, the third to do GoF and the last to do the last three. Perhaps the multiplicity explains why the illustrators here are less household names than the US one. Apparently the later two had to give up their copyright in order to get the contract (illustrators can normally retain copyright, it seems). Which is rather ironic, given how fiercely the publishers guard their own.
Also at the exhibition is a selection of HP memorabilia, including a Time Turner used in the PoA movie and a set of character busts. I'd seen pictures of the busts before, but it was interesting to see them in the flesh (or plastic, or whatever they use). The Lucius-as-Death-Eater one is actually better than I'd thought. Whether it's good enough to want to get hold of it... how collectormanic do I really want to get?
Here's the details on the exhibition from Cliff's website:
Cliff Wright and Friends - Harry Potter, Hippogriffs and Beyond...
Date: August 9-23, 2008
Venue: 18 Chester Street, Edinburgh. (Venue 249 in the Festival Fringe brochure.)
For the Edinburgh Festival 2008, Cliff has gathered together a group of great artist-friends for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. Follow the Hippogriff trail to 18 Chester Street and you will have the chance - along with Cliff's illustrations which will include never-before-seen preparation drawings for the Harry Potter covers and recent sculptures - to see the drawings and spiritual paintings of Katz Cowley; stained glass from Tim Gill; figurative mixed media from Samira Harris; citycapes from Mark Harrison; Kathryn Jordan's living sculptures and drawings from Denica Nenova, who will also create an original Edinburgh-inspired installation.
You will also have a unique opportunity to see Harry Potter memorabila from the collection of Stephen Queen. Steve lives close to Edinburgh and has amassed an amazing variety of rare books, images, items from the films and other trivia, all signed by the author, JK Rowling. It is the first public showing of this remarkable collection.
At the exhibiton, entrance to which is free, you will be able to purchase original works from all of the artists (spot the Hippogriffs!) and buy cards, prints and books. There will also be a rare opportunity to chat to the artists themselves, who will all be working on new pieces.
You will also have the chance to 'get stuck in'. Cliff and his colleagues will be holding daily drawing workshops at 2.15 (prompt!)-3.30, cost £4, for all ages from 7 and above. Materials will be provided and the artists will attempt to prove that everyone can draw, thus exploding the myth that creativity is only available to the few...
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Please spread the word about this - everyone I spoke to there was really nice and they'd love to have more visitors!
Other Edinburgh Festival Recs
Slash fans shouldn't miss Boys of the Empire at C venues (Chambers Street) at 8pm
If you like passionately sung radical cabaret, head for Songs of Kleptomania at 10:45pm.
Had an interesting chat with Cliff, which I won't go into here except to say that I'd not really thought about the illustrators before. Nor had I realised that there were 4 of them: the first to do PS, the second to do CoS and PoA, the third to do GoF and the last to do the last three. Perhaps the multiplicity explains why the illustrators here are less household names than the US one. Apparently the later two had to give up their copyright in order to get the contract (illustrators can normally retain copyright, it seems). Which is rather ironic, given how fiercely the publishers guard their own.
Also at the exhibition is a selection of HP memorabilia, including a Time Turner used in the PoA movie and a set of character busts. I'd seen pictures of the busts before, but it was interesting to see them in the flesh (or plastic, or whatever they use). The Lucius-as-Death-Eater one is actually better than I'd thought. Whether it's good enough to want to get hold of it... how collectormanic do I really want to get?
Here's the details on the exhibition from Cliff's website:
Cliff Wright and Friends - Harry Potter, Hippogriffs and Beyond...
Date: August 9-23, 2008
Venue: 18 Chester Street, Edinburgh. (Venue 249 in the Festival Fringe brochure.)
For the Edinburgh Festival 2008, Cliff has gathered together a group of great artist-friends for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. Follow the Hippogriff trail to 18 Chester Street and you will have the chance - along with Cliff's illustrations which will include never-before-seen preparation drawings for the Harry Potter covers and recent sculptures - to see the drawings and spiritual paintings of Katz Cowley; stained glass from Tim Gill; figurative mixed media from Samira Harris; citycapes from Mark Harrison; Kathryn Jordan's living sculptures and drawings from Denica Nenova, who will also create an original Edinburgh-inspired installation.
You will also have a unique opportunity to see Harry Potter memorabila from the collection of Stephen Queen. Steve lives close to Edinburgh and has amassed an amazing variety of rare books, images, items from the films and other trivia, all signed by the author, JK Rowling. It is the first public showing of this remarkable collection.
At the exhibiton, entrance to which is free, you will be able to purchase original works from all of the artists (spot the Hippogriffs!) and buy cards, prints and books. There will also be a rare opportunity to chat to the artists themselves, who will all be working on new pieces.
You will also have the chance to 'get stuck in'. Cliff and his colleagues will be holding daily drawing workshops at 2.15 (prompt!)-3.30, cost £4, for all ages from 7 and above. Materials will be provided and the artists will attempt to prove that everyone can draw, thus exploding the myth that creativity is only available to the few...
~
Please spread the word about this - everyone I spoke to there was really nice and they'd love to have more visitors!
Other Edinburgh Festival Recs
Slash fans shouldn't miss Boys of the Empire at C venues (Chambers Street) at 8pm
If you like passionately sung radical cabaret, head for Songs of Kleptomania at 10:45pm.
