No Fair Maidens

Zansky’s artwork features on the cover and endpapers of Kim Willis’ 'No Fair Maidens', published by Doubleday.

Drawing on the goddesses and folklore of the British Isles, Zansky developed artwork centred around a powerful female figure whose flowing hair transforms into the waters from which Coventina emerges, a Celtic goddess associated with wells and springs.

Combining symbolic details such as dandelions, bluebells and a spear, the illustration reflects the book’s themes of strength, mythology and resistance.

The final artwork sets the tone for a story where its maidens are not waiting to be rescued, but are ready to fight.