Kaye Green — Book Collaboration

Handmark printmaker, Kaye Green, was honoured to provide the artwork for The Ancients, a book by acclaimed Tasmanian nature writer, Andrew Darby.

The Ancients takes us on an odyssey across wild Tasmania to discover the world’s oldest trees, and Kaye was the perfect choice for the illustrations. In terms of subject, nothing has consumed her artistic life as much as trees: “They capture me. Trees seem to call me,” she explains.

Kaye’s beautiful lithographs include gnarled pencil pines bent low by howling winds, a primeval King Billy, and most memorably, the rare King’s Lomatia. “This tree is so impossible to find, I couldn’t track down any photos to work from. Instead, I used a sapling from the Botanical Gardens as my guide.”

“My collaboration with Andrew was a match made in heaven. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my career. The chance to work with such a committed and wonderful author was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

The Ancients will be launched at Fullers Bookstore in Hobart on March 3, with an exhibition of Kaye’s work, including the limited edition lithographs featured in the book.

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