Fore-Edge Paintings

The Pied Piper vanishing fore-edge painting - Art Nouveau style (currently for sale on Etsy)

And a little historical research into its origins...they don't call 'em the Grimm brothers for nothing.

Sep 19

Gothic bell tower — vanishing fore-edge painting (SOLD)

A tribute to Edgar Allen Poe, among the broodiest of poe-ts

Jun 23

Jane Austen collection with not one but TWO hidden paintings! (SOLD)

Painting a split double fore-edge inspired by 'Emma' and 'Mansfield Park'

Mar 30

"The Red Shoes" vanishing fore-edge painting (SOLD)

Another Hans Christian Andersen collection receives a hidden painting. Also introducing...my Etsy store, Beneath the Gild!

Jan 23

Vignettes on a Hans Christian Andersen book

A vanishing fore-edge painting featuring The Ugly Duckling, The Ice Maiden, The Fir Tree, and The Little Mermaid

Jan 13

Notebook 'M' vanishing fore-edge painting

In which I indulge in some Disney-title-card-esque whimsy

Jan 7

Fore-edge painting plans: Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen

Project plans and thumbnail sketches for my new books

Nov 6, 2024

Saint Therese "The Little Flower" fore-edge painting

A vanishing fore-edge painting of St. Therese of Lisieux

Oct 1, 2024

So, there was an attempt...

My first fore-edge painting, complete!

Jul 22, 2024

Fore-edge painting prep

Embarking on an endangered art form 😱

Jun 22, 2024

A reindeer language, a Celtic festival, and a critically endangered art form

(If you think that's eclectic, you should see my Spotify playlists)

May 12, 2024

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