The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.
folklore 
This is the latest in an enchanting series for DK, illustrated by Katie Ponder! Katie has brought her signature style to retell these beautiful stories about Celtic folklore. She said "I am so proud and honoured to have worked on this magical book celebrating and exploring Celtic myths.” This is Katie’s sixth book on myths with DK, and she feels very lucky to have worked with the team there to create a strong visual identity for this wonderful series.
The uniquely talented artist Stewart Easton was asked to produce this lovely image entitled "La Segua", in his digital and hand embroidery style.
The image depicts a Costa Rican folk tale entitled: 'La Segua' which Stewart designed for the Making Moves project in conjunction with Craftspace Ltd.
The project is about working within a Hispanic Group formed of a mix of people from Spain, Peru, Mexico and Costa Rica with the aim to expose children to the Hispanic Culture and the Spanish language .
After meeting with them in Warwick, Stewart was required to make a piece of artwork which had a connection to the group. During the specific workshops that took place there was a great deal of story telling by the the people taking part. Stewart was inspired by a particular folk tale from Costa Rica entitled "La Segua" that was told by one of the group, and he has used that storyline for the grounds of his creative artwork.
This piece was hand drawn, digitally manipulated and printed digitally onto fabric. It was then finished by hand embroidery.
Stewart Easton is represented by Artist Partners
