19-07-2025
Artists to discuss book-length collaboration Wild Folk at special event
Two artists will make an appearance in Kirkby Lonsdale to discuss their new book-length collaboration.
Author and artist Jackie Morris, and stained glass artist and illustrator Tamsin Abbott, will be at St Mary's Church on Friday, August 8, to discuss their new book Wild Folk - a collection of illustrated tales featuring such creatures as selkies, silver trout, and the black fox.
Valerie Laycock, owner of The Book Lounge and organiser of the event, said: "We're delighted to welcome both Jackie and Tamsin to Kirkby Lonsdale for this truly special event.
"We've long been fans of their work, which is not only inspired by the nature of the world around them, but the world of myths, fairytales, and our ancient connections to the landscape."
Morris has written and illustrated more than 70 books, including The Snow Leopard, Tell Me a Dragon, and The Unwinding.
Morris's works include The Snow Leopard, The Ice Bear, Song of the Golden Hare, and Tell Me a Dragon, as well as the 2017 collaboration with Robert Macfarlane, The Lost Words (Image: Seven Fables)
The Lost Words, her 2017 collaboration with Robert Macfarlane, aimed to reintroduce nature-based words into children's vocabulary, and was praised as a "cultural phenomenon" and an "instant classic."
Abbott, a stained glass artist based in Herefordshire, draws inspiration from the British landscape, folklore, and fairytale.
Her work is created using mostly glass from the last remaining manufacturer of mouth-blown sheet glass in the United Kingdom.
She is a member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, and has exhibited at the Museum of British Folklore, the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, and numerous other UK galleries.
Abbott's work is inspired by the orchards, hills, woods, plants, birds, and animals that grow and live around her Herefordshire home (Image: Seven Fables)
Morris said: "It is very special to be able to bring Wild Folk to Cumbria, a county of such stunning nature as well as a rich tapestry of folklore."
Abbott said: "This book is born out of friendship and faith; a conviction that we could make something very special together born out of trust, excitement, and a little madness."
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