Sunday, 17 February 2013

The magic of Kristjana S Williams

The work of Kristjana Williams first caught my eye back in April of 2012, when I saw her work being exhibited at Pick Me Up, Somerset House. More recently I have seen her prints for sale in Liberty. Her work is filled with exotic creatures, made by combining fragments of Victorian engravings with contemporary illustration and colouring. Her detailed illustrations feel opulent, prehistoric, alluring and downright magical. 

​Kate Treggiden of weheart.com articulated my thoughts exactly when she said: "Sometimes you see something so absolutely the opposite of your usual style that it stops you in your tracks and makes you smile.  And perhaps even makes you question what you thought you liked. I am a minimalist and a modernist, I like calm; I like grey.  I like simplicity; I like the understated; I like quiet clean lines and white space.  But then along came Kristjana S Williams" 

Imagining one of her prints in a crisp, white living room makes me want to redecorate all for the sake of one picture. 

Enjoy.