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Nick Bantock is a storyteller and artist, best-known for his Griffin & Sabine series. His books contain lush collages of ephemera that help illustrate the story and transport the reader.
His latest book, URGENT 2ND CLASS, is a reader's guide to his artistic techniques, allowing fans to make their own work along the lines of his style.
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Painter, Illustrator, Collector, Weaver of Images
a brief biography of Nick Bantock
Nick Bantock was born and educated in England. He worked for many years designing book covers and illustrations. After his relocation to Canada in 1998, he decided that he'd try working on making books of his own. When the first Griffin and Sabine book debuted in 1991, it was an instant success and the public has been eagerly awaiting and reading each fantastical story every since.
Bantock's imagery is known for his use of "found ephemera," utilizing old maps, postcards and photographs along with bits of illustration and rubber stamps. All these elements get assembled into both subtle and complex collages. Bantock has also created a rather extensive series of pop-up books which combine his illustrative skills and wonderful eye for design.
Griffin & Sabine
a love story begins
The Griffin and Sabine series tells the wondrous tale of two people, corresponding via conventional letters and postcards, who are separated by both space and time. What makes these books unique is that you see the postcards and letters themselves, front and back, fictional postmarks and all. With letters you often will remove the paper from an envelope that is actually part of the book and unfold it to read it.
The first book instantly captivated the public and, lucky for us, there were many books which followed. The story and the art remained intriguing throughout the entire series and with re-reading many new details and nuances are often found.
Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence
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Interviews with Nick Bantock
- Nick Bantock Interview with Don Swaim
- Listen to the Nick Bantock interview with Don Swaim in RealAudio, from 1992
- Nick Bantock @ Catharton Authors
- 23rd October 2000 - Nick Bantock tackles the Catharton Questionaire
- Interview | Nick Bantock - January Magazine
- Nick Bantock was not attempting to rock the publishing world when Griffin and Sabine debuted in 1991. He was simply trying to find a home for all of his creative passions between two covers. - from Feb 2001
- CNN.com - Nick Bantock's illuminations of love - February 14, 2002
- Nick Bantock got the idea for his romantically destined characters, Griffin and Sabine, in the most commonplace of common places -- the post office.
- MUSEO 5 - NICK BANTOCK
- Whether he describes the unreal and the real, the nighttime and the daytime, the right brain and the left brain, or the image and the text, Bantock's project is to transgress the boundaries between contraries, to merge them, to expose their mutability, to turn them on their heads.
About Griffin & Sabine
- Salon 21st | "Griffin & Sabine's" letters go digital
- 'Griffin & Sabine's' letters go digital: By Scott Rosenberg. 'Ceremony of Innocence' CD uses interactive animation and Isabella Rossellini to bring a postcard romance to your screen.
- . . . an extraordinary love story . . .
- A web page dedicated to a trilogy of books by author/artist Nick BantockIf you're here, you're probably as big a fan of Nick Bantock's books as I am. If
you have never heard of these books, well, you've come to the right place.I'm coming up on the 10th (!) anniversary of this site in just a few mon - Arts Club Theatre: Griffin and Sabine | EntertainmentVancouver.com
- This is the world premiere of the stage adaptation of a most unique, lyrical romance. Travel through the lush, mystical universe of Griffin & Sabine, based on the internationally renowned series of books by Nick Bantock. Running Oct 5 - Nov 4, 2006
The Griffin & Sabine stories continue...
how the Morning Star trilogy came to be
The Griffin & Sabine stories were just a single trilogy originally. However love that strong can't be denied and the fantasy romance was rediscovered by Isabella and Matthew, two lovers living apart in Egypt and Paris. Matthew receives a curious package one day, containing 65 cards and letters: the correspondence of Griffin Moss and Sabine Stroheim.
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Windows on Other Worlds
Here are various images from Bantock's books along with some images inspired by his style.
Griffin & Sabine
these are from nick bantock's the morning star
First attempt at a Nick Bantock style collage
Nick Bantock collaged work
Frog Rain by Nick Bantock
Nick Bantock, unrolled
Nick Bantock Rubber Stamps
Rare and First Editions
Looking for a special edition or out-of-print book by Nick Bantock? eBay auctions are often a good place to locate hard-to-find volumes and publications.
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Are you a Fan of Nick Bantock's work?
Let us know what you think of this unique author and artist!
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CrypticFragments
zoiks! I made a lens for Nick last week at http://www.squidoo.com/nickbantockbooks and didn't know about yours! As a fellow fan, I think there's room for us both! Nice work! Posted March 28, 2008 |
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Billco
Nice lens. Very interesting. Posted February 18, 2008 |
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relache
I need to get his latest book, the one on how he makes his art. I love playing with mixed media and I know I just need this one in the collection! Posted January 22, 2007 |
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duc
I'm reading Windflower. It's very awesome book. Posted December 11, 2006 |
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zuzanna
I love Nick's works - he's one of the best contemporary artists and I'm saying it not only because he's almost my neighbor. Seriously, he's a great writer and illustrator. And has great sense of humor. The Griffin Posted October 20, 2006 |
