20. may. 08

Virginia Lee is an artist specializing in magical, surrealistic work that uses imagery from folklore and myth to explore themes of transformation.  Virginia was born in Devon, England in 1976.  As the daughter of the acclaimed English book artist Alan Lee (illustrator of J.R.R. Tolkien's works) and the Dutch artist Amarja Lee Kruyt, she was surrounded by the images of myths and fairy tales throughout her childhood.  As a young girl, she posed for her father's work, as well as for faery painter, Brian Froud, a close family friend and neighbor.  She played the young Lady Cottington in photographs for Brian's Laddy Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book.  As a teenager, she worked in the doll-making studio of Wendy Froud, sculpting accessories for dolls.  Recently, she has worked as a sculptor on the set of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings and currently lives in Brighton, England, where she’s at work on two children’s picture books. i write about mythical artists often. i like sharing them with you,  maybe because i'm tired of seeing hate and violence.  i love stretching the boundaries of imagination.