{"product_id":"from-coast-cove-an-artists-year-in-paint-and-pen-hardcover","title":"From Coast \u0026 Cove: An Artist's Year in Paint and Pen - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Koska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'A sea breeze wafts up from every page. This book is a delight.' - Nigel Slater\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth grounding and uplifting, \u003cem\u003eFrom Coast \u0026amp; Cove\u003c\/em\u003e, the new book from author and acclaimed illustrator Anna Koska, walks us through the four seasons on the English coast. Beautifully observed, contemplative and deeply personal, Anna combines emotive and evocative tales of life beside the sea with her exquisitely detailed and intricate illustrations of the plants and wildlife found in the water and along the coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna and her family moved from East Sussex to Devon in 2020 and she now finds inspiration for her artworks in the ebb and flow of the tide throughout the year, the flotsam and jetsam washed up on the shore and the creatures spotted in the air, on land and tucked away in rockpools - whether it's the haunting cry of the curlew heard while kayaking along the River Dart, the iridescent scales and pointed teeth of a hake, the mussel shells discarded by an oystercatcher, or the kelp, wrack and eelgrass strewn along the beach and pressed for posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love letter to the natural world captured in materials ranging from pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and egg tempera, \u003cem\u003eFrom Coast \u0026amp; Cove\u003c\/em\u003e details an artist's year spent beside the sea. A book to savour, and a wonderful celebration of nature's cycles and minutiae.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Koska is a freelance illustrator specialising in fruit, vegetables and the natural world. As well as book illustration, Anna regularly receives commissions from chefs, authors and restaurateurs for food and botanical art. She lives by the coast in Devon with her husband and three children, having spent many years in East Sussex. Along with her illustrating business, she grows an overly ambitious quantity of veg, and cares for three hives and chickens. She cycles and sea swims, and is fervent in her efforts to supply the family with homemade everything. She is on Instagram as @gremkoska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159370731655,"sku":"9781911682127","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/51c20945a1d5eb7ba9ec5484414e9760.webp?v=1733266114","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/from-coast-cove-an-artists-year-in-paint-and-pen-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}