Visual Arts
Design a Cover Competition Back in our December/ January issue we launched a competition asking people to design their very own ARTSeast cover. We were thrilled at how many people took part and have really enjoyed looking at all the entries. And now we can finally announce the winner - Elspeth Rushbrook and her work entitled Shuck and Seamonsters. Elspeth wins a fantastic prize of £125 worth of art supplies including sketching pencils, artist coloured pencils, watercolour pencils, watercolours complete with suitable brushes and a sketchbook, plus a set of acrylics with brushes and paper. Congratulations on a fantastic cover Elspeth. Here we find out more about Elspeth and the inspiration behind her cover design:
Elspeth is an artist, writer, speaker and composing musician from East Anglia. ' This is a view from behind the Black Shuck’s head – the dog that is said to haunt around Cromer and Sheringham (and Bungay too),' says Elspeth. 'In fact, a similar dog is claimed by much of the wilder natural spots of the country. Many will know him as a devil dog, but I heard an alternative: that he is a preparer not cause of death, and that he protects and warns. I also thought about how the fearful legend might serve as a form of social control. Shuck’s looking out to sea to a movable bump – for Cromer, like much of the world, has had a seamonster sighting. It made me think about our response to the supernatural, the cryptozoological, how we ridicule and fear what’s beyond our experience.' To see more of Elspeth's work go to Elspeth Rushbrook
www.elspethrushbrook.webs.com February 2015 | 9