Adam Oehliers upcoming show, Into The Woods, looks beautiful. When I first saw the flyer,  the preview image reminded me of a lot of the Robert Holdstock Mythago series books, and it also gave me visions of Charles De Lints urban fantasy – and that was from one image.

This is the illustrative fantastical at its finest.

“”Into the Woods” is a collection of illustrations by UK based Adam Oehlers, that draws inspiration from classic tales and that of his own creation.

The Grimms Collection – “With this collection I wanted to re-visit those tales that effected me strongly as a child. The Grimms stories have such a twisted side to them, something I feel has become a little lost over time. Including images from ‘Hansel & Gretel’, ‘Red Riding Hood’ & ‘Tom Thumb’

The Foxtapus and Frobbit Enclosure – Part of a collection called ‘Mr Fortunes Peculiar Pet Shop.’ Mr Fortune is an inventor with a strange sense of logic. His pet shop is a collection of hybrid animals which include, the Frobbit, the Foxtapus, the praying Mantelope and the Ramilion and many more.

Mr Stitch – This is an Illustration for a Children’s book called ‘The tail of Too Bad Mike’ written by Iain Williams.

The Butterfly Room – “This piece is an illustrations for a story of mine called ‘Dear Little Emmie’.” It is the story of a girl Little Emmie who meets her grizzly end in the swamplands that surround her home.”

Now I feel like going and raiding my bookshelves … and can’t wait to see the whole collection.

Who: Adam Oehliers
What: Into The Woods
Where: No Vacancy Project Space, The Atrium, Federation Square, VIC
When: Show opens Wednesday, June 1st, 6pm til 9pm and runs til 5th June – so be quick!

Check out the Facebook event page, the No Vacancy website and, of course, Adam Oehliers website and Just Another Agency for more info.