RoSFest Reveal 2022 Festival Illustrator and Art

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We’re absolutely delighted to be able to reveal the amazing artwork created for us by multi-award-winning British illustrator, author, and musician Martin Springett ( https://martinspringett.com/ ). Martin has beautifully incorporated the Festival’s traditional sun symbol, which has appeared on every RoSFest poster since the very first edition, the newly adopted frigate bird emblem, representing perseverance and strength which reflects our commitment and determination to take the festival into the future, and the personification of Spring bursting forth from a fabulous bloom. 
We hope you all love it as much as we do. Check out our introduction to Martin on our website at http://rosfest.org/rosfest-featured-artist-martin-springett/

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Martin has been an illustrator of fantasy book covers and children’s picture books since 1984, when he illustrated the covers for Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry. Martin’s Fionavar covers were published worldwide and are still in print.
He has won the Aurora Award for fantasy illustration, the Ruth Schwartz Award in the children’s picture book field for The Nightwalker, and was nominated for the Governor Generals Award for his illustrations in Richard Thompson’s book, Who. Other book titles featuring Martin’s illustrations include Mei Ming and The Dragon’s Daughter, The Follower, and Too Many Suns.
As a writer, Martin authored and illustrated his first book, Jousting with Jesters in 2006. In 2011, Fitzhenry and Whiteside published his Breakfast on a Dragon’s Tail: And Other Book Biteswhile Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Friendship (2012), written by Martin and featuring photographs by his sister, Isobel, has won numerous accolades including The Blue Spruce award. 
As a musician, Martin recorded his first album in 1969; Under the Mountain is a setting of J R R Tolkien’s poems from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. As the founding member of The Gardening Club, he has released six albums under that name plus four solo albums.
Martin Springett Online  
Website: https://martinspringett.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martin.springett.5/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinspringett
The Gardening Club Online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Gardening-Club-114491136959407 
Website: http://gardeningclubmusicandart.ca 
Bandcamp: https://thegardeningclub.bandcamp.com

Edited by MRR - October 12 2021 at 08:05

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MRR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 11 2011 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 535	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: RoSFest Reveal 2022 Festival Illustrator and Art Posted: October 12 2021 at 08:02
	We’re absolutely delighted to be able to reveal the amazing artwork created for us by multi-award-winning British illustrator, author, and musician Martin Springett ( https://martinspringett.com/ ). Martin has beautifully incorporated the Festival’s traditional sun symbol, which has appeared on every RoSFest poster since the very first edition, the newly adopted frigate bird emblem, representing perseverance and strength which reflects our commitment and determination to take the festival into the future, and the personification of Spring bursting forth from a fabulous bloom. We hope you all love it as much as we do. Check out our introduction to Martin on our website at http://rosfest.org/rosfest-featured-artist-martin-springett/ MUSIC. CULTURE. COMMUNITY. Martin has been an illustrator of fantasy book covers and children’s picture books since 1984, when he illustrated the covers for Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry. Martin’s Fionavar covers were published worldwide and are still in print. He has won the Aurora Award for fantasy illustration, the Ruth Schwartz Award in the children’s picture book field for The Nightwalker, and was nominated for the Governor Generals Award for his illustrations in Richard Thompson’s book, Who. Other book titles featuring Martin’s illustrations include Mei Ming and The Dragon’s Daughter, The Follower, and Too Many Suns. As a writer, Martin authored and illustrated his first book, Jousting with Jesters in 2006. In 2011, Fitzhenry and Whiteside published his Breakfast on a Dragon’s Tail: And Other Book Biteswhile Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Friendship (2012), written by Martin and featuring photographs by his sister, Isobel, has won numerous accolades including The Blue Spruce award. As a musician, Martin recorded his first album in 1969; Under the Mountain is a setting of J R R Tolkien’s poems from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. As the founding member of The Gardening Club, he has released six albums under that name plus four solo albums. Martin Springett Online   Website: https://martinspringett.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martin.springett.5/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinspringett The Gardening Club Online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Gardening-Club-114491136959407 Website: http://gardeningclubmusicandart.ca Bandcamp: https://thegardeningclub.bandcamp.com Edited by MRR - October 12 2021 at 08:05
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Manuel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12349	Post Options Post Reply Quote Manuel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 16 2021 at 19:52
	Nice work. He is indeed a talented artist.

AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 16141	Post Options Post Reply Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 17 2021 at 07:39
	Never heard of him but he looks old enough to be a prog fan. :P