Working primarily with paper, Ukrainian artist Sveta draws deep inspiration from fairy tales, folklore, and mythology. Her illustrative style, influenced by the golden age of book illustration and medieval illuminated manuscripts, features anachronistic elements and symbolic imagery. Sveta employs traditional techniques, meticulously crafting intricate compositions with pen, ink, and watercolor or acrylics. Her work uniquely blends manuscript decoration with modern typography, resulting in beautiful lettering and detailed, handwritten illustrations.
Classic fairytales get a refreshing satirical twist in this collection of gorgeously illustrated stories, in which fairies, gnomes, pixies and other fairy folk share tall tales of the fantastic and unbelievable human world and its inhabitants, examining contradictory and nonsensical human behaviours through the lens of the fantastic.
Anne Frank was born in Germany to a loving family. But when World War Two broke out, Anne and her family had to hide in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Here, Anne wrote her famous diary, describing her belief in people's goodness and her hopes for peace. After the war, her diary captured the hearts of the public and she became one of the most important diarists of the 20th century. This story of her life features a facts and photos section at the back