Books object
The illustrations give birth to the story or conversely, the story nourishes the drawing.
The whole then becomes an illustrated book that can be read and looked at.
The book is a precious object, printed on watercolor paper and whose format is designed according to the whole.
The sources of inspiration are multiple, suggested by a context, a text or a commission, the technique used remains that of illumination.
All original creations are made on parchment with historical pigments, the catalog of which you will find in the Pigments tab .
Coqs d'or
Enluminure qui s’inspire de l’enluminure arménienne du XII siècle notamment des manuscrits de Toros Roslin, un des enlumineurs les plus éminent de son époque.
Le parchemin de chevreau a été teint à la cochenille.
Feuille d’or 23 carats posée au jus d’ail.
Pigments : lapis lazuli, azurite, terres, orpiment, cinabre, garance, indigo, céruse, minium.
The legend of the Grand Duke, 2021
Creation on kid parchment. Size 60 x 80 cm
The story tells of the transformation of a young boy into this rapacious eagle-owl. It is taken from a longer story that relates the life of the Ouarpa people, people living in the mountains.
book in progress
Title: The walking trees, Tale for all, 2017
Text and illustrations: Céline Payan Granier
Calligraphic tale on antique goat parchment whose brown trace of the animal's spine inspired the drawing of the tree. The illustration is painted with organic pigments used in the traditional 15th century illumination technique.
Printed on watercolor paper, 200 grams, it comes in the form of two Leporrello, one vertical, the other horizontal in which the story unfolds.
Dimensions of the closed book 16x 11 cm
This tale tells of how trees, tired of chasing birds, have grown all around the earth.
Unit price: 14.70 euros
Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies
ISBN 978-2-9575342-0-3