![]() ![]() ![]() I bet you didn't know this: She created creatures for The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and she was the fabricator of the Yoda puppet in The Empire Strikes Back, back when these special effects were made of latex and cloth, not pixels. Brian's last book was How to See Faeries, published by Abrams in 2011.īrian's wife, the American Wendy Froud, has become an accomplished doll artist, sculptor, and puppet maker in her own right. Brian's best-selling books include Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book (with Monty Python's Terry Jones), Good Faeries / Bad Faeries, and The Faeries' Oracle, among other titles. The winner of numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Original Artwork, he worked with Jim Henson as conceptual designer on The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, helping to innovate new designs, puppets and animatronics. Meanwhile, Brian Froud has become one of the most pre-emiminent visualizers of the world of faerie and folktale. ![]()
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