A long time ago, in a land far, far away,
there was a Science Fiction bookshop called Andromeda
and it was a hub, mainly because of Dave Holmes but
not entirely, for the local fans of the fantastic.
One of those fans, was the young and very talented,
Chris Baker, who quickly took to signing his artwork
as Fangorn.
One of the things that he turned his hand to,
while he was attending Bournville Art College,
was etching, on thin metal sheets, that were covered with a layer of black paint.
The one example, that I remember well, was a copy
of this beautiful painting, by Bernie Wrightson.
I wish that I had a copy, of Chris' copy,
to share but as far as I know, it is probably still
in a pile of Dave Holmes old stuff and
is lost to the world.
Mister Baker, went on to have a successful career, as an illustrator and then later, as a designer/storyboard artist,
working on some major Hollywood films.
Congratulations, Chris, you made your dreams come true.
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