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Image credit: Sara Richard's Facebook profile picture
Works by Sara Richard
The Little Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Power of Mushrooms (2023) — Illustrator — 73 copies, 1 review
The Unofficial Bridgerton Coloring Book: From the Gardens to the Ballrooms, Color Your Way Through Grosvenor Square (2021) 17 copies
Justice League Tarot B-53 1 copy
My Little Pony: Art Is Magic! — Illustrator — 1 copy
Associated Works
Help the CBLDF Defend Comics (Free Comic Book Day 2016) — Illustrator — 1 copy
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Sara Richard is an Eisner and Ringo Award–nominated artist from New Hampshire whose work has been printed in Vanity Fair, British Vogue, and other publications. Her art is inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, funerary imagery, and the natural world. Her creations tend to skew into the macabre and unknown with a balance of sweetness and sentimentality, honoring the Victorian-era theme of Memento Mori. As a native of New Hampshire, Sara grew up surrounded by trees and plenty of wild mushrooms. When not making art or writing, she's watching horror movies, cleaning forgotten gravestones with her mom, and collecting possibly haunted curiosities from the 19th century. Her online gallery can be found at SaraRichard.com. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Boston, New Hampshire, USA
- Places of residence
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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''She's not a real girl. She's a ghost.''
''Then why can we see her?''
''We can see them. It's humans who can't.''
Sometimes we discover little gems out of nowhere. We, obsessed readers as we are, have experienced this countless times. It is one of the greatest joys of reading. So, three nights ago as I was waiting for the L.A.Clippers game to start, I started browsing Edelweiss and the title ''The Ghost, The Owl'' caught my eye. Yes, well, obviously. Ghosts, owls....This had my name written show more all over. The only thing that made me hesitate was the fact that comics don't seem particularly appealing to me but the few times I've tried my luck with the genre haven't disappointed me. This beautiful work was no exception.
''...people don't voluntarily help others.''
The ghost of a young girl comes in a swamp. She can't remember anything from her time among the living and a young owl decides to help her discover the reason that caused her death. Naturally, they come across pure, kind-hearted people and despicable human beings who want to destroy everything and everyone that resist their vile advances. The decision of the owl is a violation of the law that forbids any kind of intervention in the lives of the humans and thus, an unusual, beautiful journey begins.
I was surprised by how poignant the plot of this comic was. Fellowship, hope, loss, the chance to survive, to defeat the evils in our life, to start again. The notion that, sometimes, you have to cross certain boundaries and ignore restrictions, otherwise you will lose yourself. I was moved and impressed by the beautiful illustrations by Sara Richard. I think they were extremely vivid- almost too vivid- and the dialogue was quite satisfying. There was a modern Gothic touch that brought the whole effort together and created a thoughtful, skillfully artistic comic.
Irrelevant Point n.1 : I was so impressed by this that I felt confident enough to try my luck with another comic titled ''The Lost Path'', a story set in a strange forest. Bring all the Gothic comics to this metalhead.🤘🤘🤘
Irrelevant Point n.2 : This is the review where I disclose my favourite NBA team. Utterly useless information but I feel talkative today.🏀🏀
Many thanks to Action Lab Entertainment and Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange of an honest review. show less
''Then why can we see her?''
''We can see them. It's humans who can't.''
Sometimes we discover little gems out of nowhere. We, obsessed readers as we are, have experienced this countless times. It is one of the greatest joys of reading. So, three nights ago as I was waiting for the L.A.Clippers game to start, I started browsing Edelweiss and the title ''The Ghost, The Owl'' caught my eye. Yes, well, obviously. Ghosts, owls....This had my name written show more all over. The only thing that made me hesitate was the fact that comics don't seem particularly appealing to me but the few times I've tried my luck with the genre haven't disappointed me. This beautiful work was no exception.
''...people don't voluntarily help others.''
The ghost of a young girl comes in a swamp. She can't remember anything from her time among the living and a young owl decides to help her discover the reason that caused her death. Naturally, they come across pure, kind-hearted people and despicable human beings who want to destroy everything and everyone that resist their vile advances. The decision of the owl is a violation of the law that forbids any kind of intervention in the lives of the humans and thus, an unusual, beautiful journey begins.
I was surprised by how poignant the plot of this comic was. Fellowship, hope, loss, the chance to survive, to defeat the evils in our life, to start again. The notion that, sometimes, you have to cross certain boundaries and ignore restrictions, otherwise you will lose yourself. I was moved and impressed by the beautiful illustrations by Sara Richard. I think they were extremely vivid- almost too vivid- and the dialogue was quite satisfying. There was a modern Gothic touch that brought the whole effort together and created a thoughtful, skillfully artistic comic.
Irrelevant Point n.1 : I was so impressed by this that I felt confident enough to try my luck with another comic titled ''The Lost Path'', a story set in a strange forest. Bring all the Gothic comics to this metalhead.🤘🤘🤘
Irrelevant Point n.2 : This is the review where I disclose my favourite NBA team. Utterly useless information but I feel talkative today.🏀🏀
Many thanks to Action Lab Entertainment and Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange of an honest review. show less
This is a Memento mori, with a dark sense of humor. The artwork is lovely, creepy and thoughtful. The "stories" are one to four sentences long, yet complete in themselves, or at least complete to their purpose of allowing the reader to imagine, especially when enhanced by the artwork on the facing page. This is not a novel, it is a moment. A moment to ponder the darker side of life and perhaps to allow our imagination to wander there. The only disappointment for me was that the inspiration show more for the thoughts was not made clearer. I finally figured out that the words in italics at the bottom of the page were likely the inspiration, but I wish there had been a little more connection to the original headstones. show less
Buy it for the artwork.
(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss.)
One night, the ghost of a young girl appears in a swamp; only the animals are able to see - and communicate with - her. While the residents of the swamp have a strict policy against interfering in the affairs of humans, an owl named Aldus breaks with tradition and attempts to help the ghost girl find out who she is, where she comes from, and - most importantly - why her soul continues to hang show more around. As it turns out, the girl's fate is entwined with the owl's own, as their journey takes them to a whimsical little cottage where both spent their youths.
The story in The Ghost, The Owl is pretty simple; bare-bones, even. It's enough to keep the action moving forward, but not much else. For example, I really wanted to learn more about Jessica, and the angry and entitled man pursuing her. This subplot feels like the outline of a fairy tale - the beautiful, kind young maiden and the evil, boorish lord/prince/king/baron - calling out for more depth and complexity.
But the artwork? To say that it's breathtaking feels grossly inadequate. The style, the colors, the lines and angles - it's simply enchanting. The owls in particular call to mind the Great Owl from The Secret of NIMH - a childhood favorite - and the dark tone and assorted swamp creatures are evocative of The Dark Crystal and The Labyrinth. The fire scenes - with red licks of flame and black swirls of smoke - are especially beautiful. Many of the pages struck me speechless, and the eyes of the owl and the crow - burnt amber and fiery red - will haunt me.
Honestly, this is one of the most gorgeous books I've ever picked up.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2018/05/08/the-ghost-the-owl-by-franco-and-sara-richar... show less
(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss.)
One night, the ghost of a young girl appears in a swamp; only the animals are able to see - and communicate with - her. While the residents of the swamp have a strict policy against interfering in the affairs of humans, an owl named Aldus breaks with tradition and attempts to help the ghost girl find out who she is, where she comes from, and - most importantly - why her soul continues to hang show more around. As it turns out, the girl's fate is entwined with the owl's own, as their journey takes them to a whimsical little cottage where both spent their youths.
The story in The Ghost, The Owl is pretty simple; bare-bones, even. It's enough to keep the action moving forward, but not much else. For example, I really wanted to learn more about Jessica, and the angry and entitled man pursuing her. This subplot feels like the outline of a fairy tale - the beautiful, kind young maiden and the evil, boorish lord/prince/king/baron - calling out for more depth and complexity.
But the artwork? To say that it's breathtaking feels grossly inadequate. The style, the colors, the lines and angles - it's simply enchanting. The owls in particular call to mind the Great Owl from The Secret of NIMH - a childhood favorite - and the dark tone and assorted swamp creatures are evocative of The Dark Crystal and The Labyrinth. The fire scenes - with red licks of flame and black swirls of smoke - are especially beautiful. Many of the pages struck me speechless, and the eyes of the owl and the crow - burnt amber and fiery red - will haunt me.
Honestly, this is one of the most gorgeous books I've ever picked up.
http://www.easyvegan.info/2018/05/08/the-ghost-the-owl-by-franco-and-sara-richar... show less
The Dead Hand Book: Stories From Gravesend Cemetery is an illustrated collection of short stories from the titular location drawn and written by Sara Richard. A mixture of melancholy, the macabre, and the creepy Richard writes as short story on a gravestone or memorial on one page of a two-page black-and-white illustration that brings the words to “life” but reveals even more to the astute observer. As a longtime fan of Richard’s art, this 96-page book did not disappoint.
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