Helen Craig
Biography
Born in London in 1934, Helen spent the war years living in a remote part of Essex in a tiny thatched cottage with no running water or electricity. I was always drawing as a child, recalls Helen. With her brother they would draw cross sections of caves with hidden entrances that went deeper and deeper under ground. All the rooms had electric lights (unlike our cottage) and the necessary furniture, and there was always one that had treasure. I remember becoming so absorbed that I was almost in them.
It wasn't until she bought her small son, Ben a copy of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, that she found the inspiration and determination to experiment with illustration. The first book she illustrated was 'Wishing Gold' by Robert Nye in 1970, since then she has illustrated over 60 children's books including 'This is Bear' series, written by Sarah Hayes and 'The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse' which was short listed for the prestigious Smarties Book Award, and of course, the hugely successful 'Angelina Ballerina' series of books written by Katharine Holabird.
Order Prints
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You're a good little dancer
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 160 x 120 mm Mounted: 340 x 300 mm £85.00 |
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Angelina dances for Polly
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 160 x 120 mm Mounted: 340 x 300 mm £85.00 |
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Angelina dances in her dreams
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 220 x 120 mm Mounted: 395 x 315 mm £99.00 |
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Angelina practising curtsies
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 220 x 120 mm Mounted: 395 x 315 mm £99.00 |
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Angelina is too excited to sleep
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 250 x 170 mm Mounted: 430 x 360 mm £119.00 |
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Angelina's first lesson
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 250 x 170 mm Mounted: 430 x 360 mm £119.00 |
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Dancing for the Princess of Mouseland
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 510 x 180 mm Mounted: 690 x 390 mm £165.00 |
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Famous ballerina Mademoiselle Angelina
Gicle Limited Edition of 195
Image: 510 x 180 mm Mounted: 690 x 390 mm £165.00 |