Art Inspiration

Check out some of the artwork that inspired the look, story, and tonal atmosphere of Beneath the Earth and Woods…

Inspiration for Sigrid’s farm, Oshaugen:

Artist: Hans Dahl (1849-1937)

Inspiration for the atmosphere and tone of the book:

Artist: Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

Illustrations from the fairy tale that inspired my book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon:

Artist: Kay Nielsen (1886-1957)

“Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there’s nothing to fear,” said the Bear, so she rode a long, long way.

“Tell me the way, then,” she said, “and I’ll search you out.”

And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood.

And flitted away as far as they could from the Castle that lay East of the Sun and West of the Moon.