BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT Hardback Paperback eBook BUY £15 The Hare and the Moon: A Calendar of Paintings illustrated by Catherine Hyde An exquisite, full colour country almanac by artist Catherine Hyde, following the phases of the moon and a hare's journey throughout the twelve months of the year in a lyrical tribute to the natural world. Waking from the winter solstice a hare begins her journey. Through the landscape and its changing seasons, moving in harmony with the moon. Atmospheric and gorgeous paintings show the hare running in January, watching in February, leaping in March, until it comes full circle, sleeping in December. Twelve double page paintings of the hare's journey are accompanied by full pages of art, showing a tree, a flower and a bird for each month of the year. This rich celebration of flora, fauna and country life includes hawthorn and cowslips, swallows, blackbirds, buzzards and owls, harebells, holly, olive, rowan, poppies and much more. Titbits of text – folklore, fairytale, myth and legend complement the art complete this desirable gift book. Head of Zeus, a Zephyr book * Natural History 03 Oct 2019 * 144pp * £15 * 9781788548472 REVIEWS 'She is a visual poet weaving images, symbols and archetypes into paintings that resonate in the subconscious and linger there like half-remembered dreams or the dark fairy stories with which she has such affiliation' PIP PALMER, GALLERIES MAGAZINE 'This is a treasure by Catherine Hyde. It is a thing of beauty that traps time ... Such a celebration of the wheel of the year' JACKIE MORRIS 'A combination of (hauntingly beautiful) coffee table art book, country almanac, and mythic poetry collection, and it is just unbelievably gorgeous as an object to hold and enjoy. I know I'll be going back again and again to some of those paintings, and I loved sharing the book with my kids as well' STEPHANIE BURGIS 'An absolutely exquisite calendar of paintings, [it's] gorgeous ... A celebration of flora, fauna and country life, this simply stunning tome would make the perfect gift or coffee table book' COUNTRYSIDE 'The two characters dance across the pages of this book, creating an irresistible and hypnotic rhythm ... Everyone can share the joy of leafing through the beautiful book which contains a treasure trove of visual and oral language ... Atmospheric, entrancing and sparing enough to act as stepping stones into endless daydreams' CORNWALL TODAY 'Fascinating ... As lovely as they are lyrical and likely to stay with you for a long time' WESTERN MORNING NEWS 'It is the vibrant and atmospheric paintings and the way they bring to life the flora and fauna of the British countryside that make this book one that resonates ... A book to treasure' THE FIELD ILLUSTRATOR Catherine Hyde Catherine Hyde Catherine Hyde is a Cornish artist and award-winning illustrator. She trained in Fine Art Painting at Central School of Art in London and is represented in Cornwall by The Lighthouse Gallery, Penzance and in London by Foss Fine Art, Battersea. Catherine has been nominated for The Kate Greenaway Award four times and is recipient of The English Association Best Illustrated Book Award (Key Stage 2). She is illustrator of The Snow Angel written by Lauren St John, published in 2017 by Zephyr. ALSO BY CATHERINE HYDE OTHER BOOKS YOU MIGHT LIKE Subscribe to our newsletter! Email Address * SUBSCRIBE WE ARE HOZ Head of Zeus opened for business on 3 January 2012 and we published our first books six months later. In 2015 we won Digital Publisher of the Year and in 2017 we won Independent Publisher of the Year. If you want to know why we are called Head of Zeus, enquire here. CONTACT US 5-8 Hardwick Street 1st Floor East London EC1R 4RG +44 207 253 5557 Registered number: 7769235 VAT number: GB122496619 INFORMATION About HoZ Press Enquiries Sales Enquiries Rights Enquiries Work With Us AI Generator PR Generator Catalogue Generator CATALOGUES Spring 2022 Autumn 2021 Spring 2021 Autumn 2020 Spring 2020 Autumn 2019 Spring 2019 Autumn 2018 Spring 2018 Autumn 2017 Spring 2017 Autumn 2016 Spring 2016 Autumn 2015 Spring 2015 Autumn 2014 Spring 2014 Autumn 2013 Spring 2013 2012 LINKS HoZ on Facebook HoZ on Twitter HoZ on YouTube HoZ on Instagram HoZ on Bookshop.org Head of Zeus © 2021 Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy