Lifelines : Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece by Julian Hoffman Individual patterns skilfully carved into

Individual patterns skilfully carved into wooden blocks are used to apply natural dyes or paint precisely to the surface

brimming with surprises

As ever this set has been designed and illustrated by myself in my home studio in sunny Wiltshire

Five agonising days go by before she is discovered safe and well in a nearby village

the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves

Lifelines : Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece by Julian Hoffman Individual patterns skilfully carved intoIn 2000, burnt out by city living, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia took a bold step: they left everything behind and moved to Prespa in northern Greece a remote landscape of vast lakes, snow capped mountains and stone villages. Here, their seasons are punctuated by unforgettable encounters, including nesting summer pelicans, a springtime stare down with a bear and a winter meeting with fourteen tiny birds above a frozen doorway. Lifelines is a story