Description
Myths in Isolation is a gorgeous art book with new folk tales, myths and fantasy stories inspired by the artworks of Katherine Soutar.
The book is a collective response between artist and authors to the 2020 pandemic. The artist created a painting each day of mythological creatures from A-Z. The images express the way the artist herself was feeling on the day that she created them.
Sharing them on social media, excitement grew. A suggestion to make the stories into a book came from Katherine’s publisher-to-be, Tom Muir, sparking a flurry of stories from some talented authors. The original artwork blends beautifully with the stories written especially for them by sixteen different authors. One special chapter features the unicorn, the story of which is Katherine’s own: a song written by her deceased husband, the great folk singer-songwriter and guitarist Bill Caddick – “Unicorns”.
Although this book features 26 full-color illustrations, it is not a children’s storybook but a collection of wildly creative “myths” for our day arising out of an unusual time and with much to say to us today.
