![]() ![]() Having personally spent hours as a little girl getting lost in Gorey’s morbidly funny illustrations from The Gashlycrumb Tinies poster to books like The Doubtful Guest, I found it fascinating to read Gorey’s thoughts on his own work. Over 75 letters and 60 postcards offer a first-hand peek into their creative process and budding friendship and shed light on the man behind those humorously creepy, amazingly detailed crosshatch drawings. ![]() ![]() Neumeyer, reproduces the never-before-seen, typewriter-transcribed personal correspondence and illustrated envelopes between Gorey and Neumeyer as they collaborated on several childrens books, between 19. Pomegranate’s new publication, Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. That’s exactly what happened to renowned writer Peter F. You share crazy-long handwritten letters (yes, handwritten) discussing everything from favorite books to pancake recipes, with Gorey personally illustrating all the envelopes just for you. Holy cannoli - that would be insane! And not only is it the most creatively fulfilling collaboration, you become the best of pen pals. ![]() Well, imagine you’ve just been assigned to work with the Edward Gorey. We all have that one person we’d love to work with - that dream creative collaborator. ©The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, courtesy Pomegranate (). ![]()
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