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Some of Adam's sketchbooks

Pack design for the silver-plated medal

Silver plated medal featuring Beowulf on the front and his enemy, the monster Grendel, on the reverse

Some of Adam's sketchbooks

First Day Cover

Beowulf and Grendel: the hero who slayed the giant monster 

Grindylow: In folklore from Lancashire and Yorkshire these sprites with long arms lurk in rivers and ponds, ready to snatch curious children

Blodeuwedd: a woman from Welsh mythology who is made of flowers and transforms into and owl

Work in progress film showing the development of the Beowulf and Grendel stamp artwork for Royal Mail's 'Myths & Legends' stamp set

Work in progress film showing the development of the Blodeweudd stamp artwork for Royal Mail's 'Myths & Legends' stamp set 

'Blodeuwedd' one of eight stamps in the Myths & Legends stamp set commissioned by Royal Mail, celebrating mythical creatures and fabled figures, representing stories from different regions across the UK

Jigsaw detail form The World of The Great Gatsby, 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle

Nessie, the mythical inhabitant of Scotland's Loch Ness

Stamp sheet

Two handstamp designs to commemorate the day of release of the stamps

These are applied by hand to mail items at designated Special Handstamp Centres creating a unique postmark

The 'Myths & Legends' stamp set commissioned by Royal Mail, celebrating mythical creatures and fabled figures, representing stories from different regions across the UK

Black Shuck, a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia

Silver plated medals featuring Beowulf on the front and his enemy, the monster Grendel, on the reverse

Selkie: a mythical creature from Celtic folklore that can shape shift between a seal and a human

Work in progress film showing the development of the Black Shuck stamp artwork for Royal Mail's 'Myths & Legends' stamp set

Fionn mac Cumhaill: the hero of Irish mythology creating a causeway to reach his Scottish rival

Envelope design for the silver-plated medal 

Some of Adam's sketchbooks

Piskies: prank playing but kindly fairies from Cornwall