You may order here a wordless “silent” book printed in 500 hard copies or get an ebook. This is the first edition printed in 2022 on high-quality paper with hardcover, full-color offset print, and folio print. As the author of the book, I need to explain a bit more about this project and how it all began.
This story was written in 2013. Since then its form was modified aesthetically and even had words in it. Nevertheless, the essence of the story never changed.
The core idea was how soulmates meet each other, and how our subconscious introduces us through dreams in many forms before such a great event occurs. I’ve loved Carl Gustav Jung`s assumptions, the way he cured people with his own methods, and his teachings since my high school days. Therefore, I incorporated the main symbols into the artwork.
The book itself is very much experimental, made in gouache mainly on MDF panels. When the artwork was painted and done, I had them photographed by fellow photographer Tiyana, and prepared the files for the press. Pls, note that these are hand-painted drawings, not digital but truly analog, by hand, brush, and guache. The result is the book that doesn`t follow any of the schemes existing today! Visual communication rather than wordy was the means to dare me to illustrate the best and most honest I was able to. And that is what I did!
I expressed my fantasies purely through paintings from beginning to end, without a single word, and then waited for the reactions and interpretations of the readers. It’s a true treat for an illustrator!
The main character is a boy who meets the girl and all things that come along in between… there is so much room for personal interpretations which means kids develop imagination and learn to “read” the pictures way differently than they are used to from other books. Moreover, the book is for people of all ages, which means you don`t need to be a parent to want it for yourself, right?!