About
"I began writing Niljora's mythical world when I was very young and it has evolved into the narrative and symbolism behind my work. Each book is meant to be read as a glimpse into the greater mythology, collections of poems and tales whispering its secrets. They need not be read in any particular order, but rather enjoyed on their own...like an artefact from the world, discovered by sheer luck."
The Spirit of Shadows
A Collection of Tales from The Islands of Niljora
"Enter a world of wonder and magic. Follow the mysterious heroine, Niljora, on a mystical journey through The City of Light and the illusory lands of the Labyrinth. Organised by the primordial character, Maradise, a compilation of short stories, poems and intricate pen and ink drawings weave together to form a greater tale, revealing a great mythological world, The Islands of Niljora.
A beautiful collector's item for lovers of art, myth, mysticism and magical realism."
Artist and writer of The Islands of Niljora, Carolin's books have been purchased for the permanent heritage collections of New Zealand's National Libraries and Otago University and presented in The 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair. Her artwork has featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and The International A.R.C. Salon Catalogue.
This first edition hardcover book is meticulously hand-bound and enclosed in a custom designed forest green dust jacket printed in luxurious satin matte.
• 84 pages with 48 illustrations
• 21 x 29.7 cm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
• Printed on heavy archival 135 g semi-gloss paper stock
ISBN: 978-3-00-070186-3
Also available as a limited edition bundle, which includes a beautiful signed & numbered reproduction from an interior illustration.
The Primordials
Tales From The Islands of Niljora
"The Primordials" is the first published book from Carolin's mythical world, The Islands of Niljora, coinciding with Carolin's exhibition "Worlds", in her ancestral home of New Zealand.
The book presents a selection of 18 full page drawings and paintings accompanied by poems, created between 2013-2015 and featured in the exhibition. The book whispers secrets of her mythological world - the world that inspires the rich and symbolic narratives woven into all of her works. Here we enter a land where myth, classical tale, and the human story entwines with the modern world.
The book was purchased for the permanent and heritage collections of New Zealand's National Libraries and Otago University. The first edition was a one-off printing and meticulously bound by hand. It is currently sold out, though a second printing is planned for the future.