$41.71
An art book of 35 intricately illustrated poems depicting a melancholy fantasy world.
During October 2020, as part of a month-long drawing challenge on instagram, I created a series of ink drawings, each with an accompanying quatrain (four-line poem). My goal was to build a world, geographically and temporally ambiguous, populated by a cast of ghosts and spirits and mysterious creatures (also frogs), alive with magic and curiosity but bathed in the soft, sad glow of autumnal melancholy. This book is the culmination of that project; a collection of dreamlike visions that seem like fragments of some forgotten story. Having spent most of 2020 in some form of lockdown, stuck in a sleeping city, these pieces were also a form of escapism, channelling my yearning for far-off adventures as well as my feelings of isolation and solitude.
A 21 cm (just over 8 inches) square, 76 page hardback book with a gold-foil stamped matt finish cover (due to the foiling process, there may be some small marks in the foil), black endpapers, a custom bookplate, and a stitched spine for extra durability.
Wrapped in custom tissue paper and posted in a book mailer for protection. Will be signed, and can be dedicated to a particular name if you'd like.
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Mar 18, 2025
I fell in love with Jon Turner's illustrations after I bought some washi tape, then I saw THERE WAS ALSO A Book!!! Stunning artwork and thoughtful prose, a beautiful addition to my collection of art books. A new favourite.
Jan 20, 2025
Beautiful! Amazing gift and arrived very quickly, would definitely recomend!
Jan 10, 2025
Got my book yesterday. It was wrapped beautifully with some additional goodies. The book itself is deep, dark, beautiful and metaphorical 🧡
Jan 5, 2025
This was sent as a Christmas present to a very dear friend for Christmas and arrived super quickly! She is very happy with this lovely book, highly recommend Jon and his shop 💖
Dec 28, 2024
Beautifully done. Such great artwork. This book is awesome!