Sibling Rivalry – Illustrating character and place
Posted: September 27, 2018 Filed under: Constellation, field, Uncategorized | Tags: art, benefits, Caerdydd, Cardiff, Ceredigion, countryside, Culture, Cymraeg, Cymru, drawing, gwynedd, Illustration, llambedr pont steffan, mabinogion, narrative, oppertunity, poverty, siblings, stories, Wales, Welsh, Welsh Art, welsh independence, welsh valleys, Workshops Leave a commentSiblings arguing in a children’s book I’m currently illustrating, based in the Welsh Valleys. The captioned text is nothing to do with the actual story.
“Mum only had you because my child benefits alone weren’t enough to cover her habit.”
Tryweryn: A Nation Awakes by Owain Williams
Posted: March 24, 2018 Filed under: Constellation, Uncategorized | Tags: Biography, Caerdydd, capel cenyn, Cardiff, Cymru, gwynedd, gwynys, independance, MI5, owain williams, owen williams, Pwllheli, Rebellion, Special branch, tryweryn, Wales, welsh freedom fighter, Welsh history, Welsh nationalism, welsh not Leave a commentMy Grandfather, Owain Williams in his 2016 book writes with a strong sense of narrative and an impeccable memory about his time on the run from MI5 and Special Branch for his part in attempting to stop the Tryweryn valley being flooded in an important time in Welsh history.
He also writes about his current democratic relationship with mainstream politics as a Councillor, and leader of Llais Gwynedd.
I really recommend it for anyone wanting to learn about recent Welsh history and about the fascinating personal experience of people who recognise and resist overbearing and violent political powers.
Buy it, read it, and keep retelling.
emyr llwyelyn, john albert, and owen williams (also known as Oawin Williams) reuniting at Tryweryn in 2013. Photocredit to Dailypost.co.uk
from left: Phil ap Siarl, Owain Williams, Cayo Evans, Gethin ap Gruffydd, and Twm Twm (from Caerarfon), 1969. Photo taken from Tryweryn: a Nation Awakes by Owain Williams (2016)
Osian Grifford 