So it's world book day tomorrow. A few years ago when I mentioned I was travelling to Iceland (loved it there - waterfalls, rainbows + the northern lights - will search out some holiday pics for
instagram), a friend gave me a copy of
The Fish Can Sing by Halldor Laxness and I am just getting round to reading it. Following on from
The Leopard post last year, this book has inspired me to look at the recent illustration trend for fish.
We're in the month of Pisces and in the year of
Living Coral so it appears to be a good time to talking fish. As an icon, Fish seem to be catching the zeitgeist - this could follow on from the
escapism trend for mermaids or it may more likely come from our love and concern for the oceans after
we watched Blue Planet Two (topically on the front of
this month's greetings today). I'm especially loving the work of
Don Fisher who creates wonderful purses/pockets in the shape of fish, with great detail even on the inside.
Eira Teufel's sequinned fish are certainly something special. Whilst they are a tricky icon to use in greetings there are some fabulous cards out there. Some favourites below.
above clockwise from top left: whale of a time from card nest, quite the catch from oliver bonas, the fish pisces zodiac card from blank inside, sardines from red cap cards, you got this from amy heitman, alfonsino case from don fisher, father's day fishes from amy heitman, redfish case made by don fisher available from ohh deer, lady marshmellow embroidered fish brooch from eira teufel, quirky fish gift wrap and card by katy pillinger designs, you're a keeper by 1canoe2 from papier, the fish can sing by halldor laxness.
Further reading/listening:
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#halldorlaxness #thefishcansing #fishcansing #illustration
#illustrationtrend #worldbookday #blueplanet #pisces #livingcoral
