Spinning silver

This past week saw the public release of new cover art I created for Naomi Novik's compelling award winning novel, Spinning Silver. This oil painting is for limited edition versions published by Shawn Speakman and Grim Oak Press, and will feature an additional 12 interior full page, black and white

This is a collection of self-directed traditional graphite interior illustrations for the YA fantasy novel Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. The book is a retelling of a well known fairytale and the illustration style mirrors on the classical themes of the story.

Spinning Silver Naomi Novik Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most…

I can’t remember which one of you recommended this book forever ago, but THANK YOU!!!!! I loved every second of this book. It was such a fun fairytale book and I recommend it for anyone who loved the…

This ambitious fairy tale tackles antisemitism and builds a beautifully unique world, while threading the original Rumpelstiltskin tale through the story. With six different narrators, it may take you a few chapters to get acclimated, but patience is rewarded with a tale of two kingdoms, an impossible challenge, a peasant girl, and a high-stakes quest. Novik manages to tackle timely themes in a completely enchanting fairy tale. I love my magical reads with a dose of realism, and this one…