The Artistry and Storytelling of Nick Bantock

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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, WINDFLOWER, is a stunning tale of a vagabond Capolan dancer and her sensual entanglement with four unworldly men.

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.

WINDFLOWER 

the lastest book from Nick Bantock

Windflower: A Novel

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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.

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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About Griffin & Sabine 

Some of the history and evolution of one of the most captivating fictional romances ever!
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

Rubber Stamps 

One of the elements in Nick's art is the use of rubber stamps. You can even get his original art as a stamp set now.

Cavallini Birds & Nests Vintage Botanical assorted stamps in tin with notepad

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Celtic Symbols: 18 Rubber Stamps

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Chinese Nature Symbols: 30 Rubber Stamps

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Classic Numbers & Symbols Rubber Stamp Set by Cavallini

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Paint Effects Stamp Set

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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.

Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues

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The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes

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Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds (v. 2)

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The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Rediscovered

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The Morning Star

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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!

BevsPaper wrote...

Nice lens. I am most happy to accept it into the group for Ephemera and Paper Collectibles.

ReplyPosted April 06, 2009

inkedskin wrote...

was he the one who created his book cover design as well?

ReplyPosted April 04, 2009

cannedguds wrote...

Nick Bantock is my personal hero when it comes to bizarre romance novels like Griffin and Sabine and he had my mind flying off in a distant space and time different from us!!!I would certainly love to learn writing a romance novel just like him! Thanks for sharing this! I'm very pleased to have come across this lens of yours!

ReplyPosted October 24, 2008

CrypticFragments wrote...

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!

ReplyPosted March 28, 2008

Billco wrote...

Nice lens. Very interesting.

ReplyPosted February 18, 2008

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