The Lemur's Tale, Ophelia Redpath

Saturday 15th April. Armageddon deferred at least for the day, this afternoon, Jane and I drove over to Histon for an Easter Craft fair. The most memorable stand was Ophelia Redpath's, showcasing her illustrated book, The Lemur's Tale - see http://opheliaredpathcouk.ipage.com/?page_id=32. The illustrations were beautifully painted in oils on paper. unusual perspectives and luminosity, and interspersed with equally lovingly detailed black and white illustrations. The book has been the culmination of over a decade of painstaking work. We chatted about her illustrating, and her own delight, pride and enthusiasm in her art shone through. Ophelia had found a publisher who must have shared her desire for getting everything just right and doing justice to the work. As a publisher who works with other children's authors, it was both privately and professionally a pleasure to see a work and collaboration so well done. Ophelia had other prints on sale in equally beautiful detail and we could not resist buying one.