Middle-earth Journeys

There is news today about two Tolkien artists:

John Howe

© Iolanthe

For John Howe fans in the San Diego area, the John Howe documentary "John Howe: There and Back Again" will be screened at the Comic-Con 2006 International Independent Film Festival in San Diego on on Sunday, July 23 at 2:05pm. The Festival itself runs from July 20th - 23rd.

More details can be found at:

Comic-Con.org

© Copyright Comic-Con International

Tim Hildebrandt




On a much sadder note Tim Hildebrandt of the Hildebrandt brothers died this Sunday. You will find a tribute to him here at the Spiderweb Art Gallery which is owned by the two brothers:

Spiderwebart Gallery

© Spiderwebart Gallery

concerning John Howe and his art :

STRASBOURG, Alsace, France, DEC. 16, 2006

I'll be signing books (and whatever is thrust under my nose) in Strasbourg from 14h30 to 16h30 this Saturday the 16th, at a new bookshop called KAO BANG, dedicated exclusively to fantasy, 34 rue du Jeu des Enfants, 67000 Strasbourg. (That's in the centre of town, a few minutes from the Place Kleber and about 10 minutes from the train station.)

VERY exceptionally, there will be both HarperCollins poster sets for sale: IMAGES OF MIDDLE-EARTH and MYTH & MAGIC. (For as long as they last.)


John Howe News here

Thanks for adding this over here, Cheyenne . I was going to pm you and ask you to do just this!

What a wonderful event that would be!

This made me think: does anyone have any Tolkien art (either by the Professor himself or others, either originals or reproductions) displayed in their home?

As a matter of fact, Merry, I just acquired two lovely Tolkien-inspired prints through the V-W Marketplace/Zazzle that arrived by mail today. They are none other than "Tolkien's World" and "Gandalf Returns" by our very own Iolanthe! I am absolutely delighted with them and will be framing them very shortly to hang in my home office, where I do my Tolkien-inspired creative writing.

Iolanthe, I have every intention of acquiring copies of anything you make available through Zazzle. I just LOVE your evocative/symbolic style. VERY inspiring! The prints are absolutely lovely!

I would dearly love to acquire prints of the Cor Blok paintings as well. I really like them!

Lindariel, I'm honoured! And, of course, absolutely thrilled. I'd better get on and do some more .

What a lovely compliment to Iolanthe that is, Lindariel !!

I have a teaser poster for the Fellowship of the Ring film (sorry about the f-word!) hanging in my living room. It's of the Gates of Argonath ("The Legend comes to life") - I chose it specifically because it was an illustration rather than a photograph of the cast. I think that still counts as art, doesn't it?

I think that poster is great Tolkien art! I have also wondered if I shouldn't try to get the Argonath bookends that were available a while ago.

I have a little framed copy of Tolkien's Rivendell in my hallway, as well as a newly framed larger version of his painting of Bilbo and the dwarves escaping on/in barrels. This was made into a poster in 1987 when the Bodleian Library had a showing of his art from 'The Hobbit' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its publication. I bought the poster at the Bodleian giftshop this summer, a great souvenir! (The Bodleian giftshop is a fantastic place--I could have spent a month's salary there!)

Merry, I love Tolkien's drawings - I have a 2006 Tolkien diary which includes a lot of them. I might frame some of the pages from the diary and put them on the wall!! Thanks for the tip about the Bodleian giftshop - Oxford is only a couple of hours from my home - I think a trip might be on the cards!

I'm coming too......

Good idea about framing the pictures from the diary. I could do that with some of the Tolkien calendar ones now that the last page is about to be turned. I have enjoyed that calendar from the poetry competition so much this year and I think it counts as Tolkien art on my wall .

My Tolkien calendar has Smaug on for December. Do you have the same one? I haven't seen one for 2007.

Yes - it's the Smaug one! I love that picture, with all the little tiny skulls and bones.

I have recieved a John Howe Calender 2007 (a Christmas gift from my daughter )

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Next summer, for two and a half months, during the summer of 2007. There will be exhibitions, concerts, all manner of things from and with John Hove

L'Univers fantastique de John Howe habitera la cité médiévale pendant deux mois et demi cet été.
Le célèbre illustrateur de Tolkien et conseiller artistique du Seigneur des Anneaux est au coeur d'un grand événement qui aura lieu durant l'été 2007. L'exposition d'oeuvres géantes, de créatures fantastiques mais aussi des cafés philo autour de Tolkien, sur fond de concerts classiques et celtiques viendront transformer St-Ursanne.
Les organisateurs, portés par Ursinia, veulent se démarquer en utilisant le monde de John Howe, domicilié à Neuchâtel depuis plusieurs années. Un site internet consacré à 'St-Ursanne La Fantastique', événement prévu en été 2007, est d'ores et déjà activé, à cette adresse :

St-Ursanne La Fantastique le site
Programme :
Juin
Samedi 23 juin Vernissage officiel et ouverture de l'expo à 17h + partie musicale*
Vendredi 29 juin Conférence littéraire, le soir*
Samedi 30 juin Dédicaces, l'après-midi*

Juillet
6 au 8 juillet Les Médiévales avec nuit des Fous*
Vendredi 13 juillet Film fantastique + soirée à thème
Samedi 14 juillet 1er film « Seigneur des Anneaux »
Dimanche 15 juillet 2ème film « Seigneur des Anneaux »
Lundi 16 juillet 3ème film « Seigneur des Anneaux »
Mercredi 18 juillet 1er film de la trilogie
Jeudi 19 juillet 2ème film de la trilogie
Vendredi 20 juillet 3ème film de la trilogie
Samedi 21 juillet Film fantastique + soirée à thème

Août
Vendredi 10 août Café Philo*
Samedi 11 août Dédicaces*
Jeudi 23 août Conférence littéraire, le soir*
Vendredi 24 août Dédicaces*
Samedi 25 août Concerts Irlandais, le soir*

Septembre
Samedi 1er septembre Conférence littéraire, dès 16h*
Dimanche 2 septembre Clôture de l'exposition*
* : Presence de John Howe
Programme sous reserve de modifications

Lucky Cheyenne! Wow - he's going to be busy . I have an Alan Lee Calendar - lovely paintings and drawings but no dates to post.

I gave my daughter the Alan Lee calendar for Christmas (didn't see John Howe's or I might have gotten that one for myself ). I'll be snagging it at year-end.