Brian Froud was born in Winchester, UK, raised in Kent, and studied at Maidstone College of Art. He began his career as an illustrator, worked in film (designing two cult classics: The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth), and now creates paintings, books, and other projects from his studio in the Devon countryside. His internationally best-selling books include Faeries (with Alan Lee), the “Lady Cottington Pressed Fairies” series, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, The Runes of Elfland, and Brian Froud's World of Faerie. His paintings have been exhibited around the world, won numerous awards, and have influenced a whole generation of artists and folklorists.
Wendy Froud born in Detroit, Michigan, where she studied art and design at the Center for Creative Studies. She began her career as a sculptor on the set of The Muppet Show, and went on to work on such feature films as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and The Empire Strikes Back (for which she sculpted and fabricated Yoda). Her doll art and mythic sculptures have been extensively exhibited across the U.S. and Europe, published in three children's books (The "Old Oak Wood" series), and featured in an art book, The Art of Wendy Froud. Her writing has appeared in The Heart of the Faerie Oracle, Troll's Eye View, and other books.
Here are the trailers for the ground breaking and quite brilliant cult films The Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal for which Brian Froud was the conceptual designer and Wendy Froud fabricated many of the creatures you will see!
Wendy Froud born in Detroit, Michigan, where she studied art and design at the Center for Creative Studies. She began her career as a sculptor on the set of The Muppet Show, and went on to work on such feature films as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and The Empire Strikes Back (for which she sculpted and fabricated Yoda). Her doll art and mythic sculptures have been extensively exhibited across the U.S. and Europe, published in three children's books (The "Old Oak Wood" series), and featured in an art book, The Art of Wendy Froud. Her writing has appeared in The Heart of the Faerie Oracle, Troll's Eye View, and other books.
Here are the trailers for the ground breaking and quite brilliant cult films The Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal for which Brian Froud was the conceptual designer and Wendy Froud fabricated many of the creatures you will see!