Sarah Young
Sarah Young is a British printmaker, painter, designer and illustrator whose work often looks at myth. She first went into business as a travelling puppet show, which eventually evolved into an art enterprise. Her paintings appear in galleries throughout the UK; for example, her ‘Castor and Pollux’ painting is on show at Brighton. She is based on the South Coast of England and works in Brighton. She creates a huge range of products, including dolls, tea towels and puppet making kits.
Sarah was born in Surrey, and during the 1950s her mother was a fashion designer and her father a sculptor and art teacher. She gained a Foundation Diploma at Reigate School of Art and Design, then studied Illustration at Brighton. Falling in love with Brighton, she became a pavement artist, then travelling puppet show performer with Jon Tutton. She is the founder of the Brighton Art Fair.
Sarah’s illustrations to date include those for Greek Myths (Walker Books 2012) and Endless Odyssey: A Mythic Storytelling Game (Laurence King 2019). Sarah says of her role in illustrating Greek Myths, ‘I loved these myths as a child, so it was a dream job, though daunting, to be asked to illustrate them. I hope the pictures help to convey something of the excitement of these beautifully-told stories.’ Her inspirations include Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Picasso, and Eric Ravilious. Information about her personal life and birth dates is scarce on the internet, possibly by choice.
Sources:
Official website (accessed: August 3, 2020);
Biographical information at back of book;
Yale Books Blog (accessed: August 3, 2020);
Toovey’s Blog (accessed: August 3, 2020);
laurenceking.com (accessed: July 30, 2020);
stjudesprints.co.uk (accessed: July 30, 2020).
Bio prepared by Susan Deacy University of Roehampton, s.deacy@roehampton.ac.uk and Robin University of Birmingham, RSD253@student.bham.ac.uk.
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