Brian Froud

Brian Froud is an English fantasy illustrator whose work has been used as the inspiration for creatures in films such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. He collaborated with Terry Jones, who was a screenwriter on Labyrinth, on The Goblins of Labyrinth and subsequently on a number of books about faeries and goblins, the "Lady Cottington" series. More recently he has worked with American writer Ari Berk on books including The Runes of Elfland. Froud has also dabbled in other media and has just created a deck of Oracle cards called The Heart of Faerie Oracle made in conjunction with his wife Wendy Froud.