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Gareth Floyd Author and Illustrator
Gareth Dennis Floyd, was born at Whiston, Prescot, Lancashire in 1940. I first came across his work through a copy of Finch’s London. The book is an oddity as guide books go, presenting London as a...
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Krystyna Turska Children’s Book Author / Illustrator
Krystyna Zofia Turska was born in 1933 and spent her childhood in Poland until World War II. In 1940, Krystyna was arrested with her family and taken to a concentration camp in Russia. She escaped to...
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Fishink Vintage Book Covers
Happy Easter everyone. I thought a splash of retro colour may go down well from the collection of Vintage Book Covers that I’ve been amassing. I hope nobody minds too much : ) Let’s begin with a few...
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Willi K Baum
Hello everyone, just a quick reminder that my online Fair starts this weekend, featuring a whole range of new ideas and hand made ceramics. It will be live on the www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk website...
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Margery Gill Mid Century Book Illustrator
Happy Start to the week everyone and I hope this finds you well. Before I show today’s guest illustrator, I would like to tell you about an exciting event that is happening on Saturday 3rd and 4th...
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Evaline Ness American Mid Century Illustrator Part 2
Welcome back to part 2 of my post about the life and work of Evaline Ness (April 24, 1911 – August 12, 1986). Please look back one post to see part 1. Evaline was noted for her ability to work in a...
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Brian Wildsmith New Book & Exhibition News for 2024
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you all well and enjoying the last of the summery days as the season here in the UK turns to a more chilly Autumnal one. I am back with some very exciting news...
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Victor Chizhikov
Victor Aleksandrovich Chizhikov was born on September, 26th, 1935 into a family of office workers in Moscow. He started to publish drawings when he was still a schoolboy, in the newspaper ‘Housing...
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Fiep Westendorp . Dutch Illustrator of Jip and Janneke and Pim and Pom.
Fiep Westendorp (1916-2004) was a Dutch illustrator who became especially popular due to her long-term collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt. Dutch guys and gals have grown up with her...
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Roger Duvoisin No introductions necessary
Roger Duvoisin makes quite a number of regular appearances on Fishink Blog. You can see more of my posts about him, by typing his name into the search box on the right hand side of my blog. He was...
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