SPRINGETT Martin
Who, 1993: Dust jacket, photographer David Shelton.
Born 1947 in Crayford Kent England.
He studied guitar at Brassey Scholl of Art in Hastings. Migrated to Vancouver in 1965 but returned to England in 1973 where he played with various bands, playing in Germany and touring Europe.
While in London England he began illustrating and designing audio recording covers for Columbia Music. He returned to Vancouver then moved to Toronto in 1978. Here in 1983 he released his first audio album The Garden Club. He was involved as a consultant as well as artist for the Heads In The Sky album.
He branched out into doing dust jacket covers for fantasy books when he was commissioned for Guy Gavriel Kay’s trilogy The Fionavar Tapestry. In 1990 he diversified into children’s books illustrating Mel Ming & The Dragons Daughter.
He has received an Aurora Award For Excellence in Fantasy Art from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, two Silver Awards from the Art Directors Club of Toronto and Best Classical Record Cover of the Year Award in the United Kingdom.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content story:
Potlatch presents The 1980 Comics Annual. Ed., Ian Carr. Potlatch Publications, 1979: “The Hunter.” 60-63.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Potlatch Publications, Ed., Robert F. Neilson. Art Dir., Mary Tach.
Content story graphic:
Canadian Children’s Annual, 1978. 1977: “The Mirror of Angelus.” 102-109.
Canadian Children’s Annual, 1979. 1978: “The Eye Of Lorca”: 72-80.
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Cover book front:
The First Tale of Nedao: To The Haunted Mountains. Writ., Ru Emmerson. Ace Fantasy Books/Berkley Publishing Group, February. 1987.
The Second Tale of Nedao: In The Caves Of Exile. Writ., Ru Emmerson. Ace Fantasy Books/Berkley Publishing Group, January 1988.
The Third Tale of Nedao: On The Seas of Destiny. Writ., Ru Emmerson. Ace FantasyBooks/Berkley Publishing Group, February. 1989.
Cover dust jacket:
Fionavar Tapestry: Summer Tree. Writ., Guy Gavriel Kay. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1984.
Fionavar Tapestry: The Wandering Fire. Writ., G. Gavriel Kay. Collins Publishers, 1986.
Fionavar Tapestry: The Darkest Road. Writ., G. Gavriel Kay. Collins Publishers, 1986.
The Third Magic. Writ., Welwyn Wilton Katz. Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, 1988.
BOOK TEXT COLLECTION:
Content story & Cover book front:
The Compleat Traveller In Black. Writ., John Brunner. Bluejay Books, August 1986. “Imprint of Chaos”: 7, 27, 44. “Break The Door Of Hell”: 70, 85, 98. “Wager Lost By Winning”: 127, 141, 144. “The Things That Are God’s”: 161, 170, 190. “Dread Empire”: 222, 236, 247, 251.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:
Content story & Cover book front & back; dust jacket front & back:
Who, Writ., Richard Thompson. Orca Book Publishers, 1993.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Potlatch Publications, Ed., Robert F. Neilson. Art Dir., Mary Tach-Holadyk.
Content poetry:
Canadian Children’s Annual 1983, 1982: “I’m From The Planet Aquamar.” Writ., Dorothy C. Smith: 150.
Content information:
Canadian Children’s Annual 1983, 1982: “Wizard of Fantasy.” Writ., Robert F. Neilson: 151-152. (About J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord Of The Rings)
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Cover back:
Heavy Metal, III-4, Aug. 1979.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content review:
Radio Guide, 7-8 August 1987: 21.
POSTER:
Canadian Children’s Annual 1979 Potlatch Publications, 1978: “Merlin’s Dream”.
Canadian Children’s Annual 1982 Potlatch Publications, 1981: “Fact or Fancy”.
COLOURIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content song:
“Sympathy for the Devil.” Lyrics, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Co-adapter, Gene Day. Pen., Gene Day. In. & Let., Bill Payne. Heavy Metal, III-4, Aug. 1979: 81-88.
DISC AUDIO 33RPM:
Artwork:
The Garden Club. Performer, Martin Springett. Lake Wilcox Ontario. Illuminated Records, IR5002.
Heads In The Sky. Band, Heads In The Sky. Lake Wilcox Ontario. Illuminated Records, IR001.
COMPOSER:
DISC AUDIO 33RPM:
Composition:
The Garden Club. Performer, Martin Springett. Lake Wilcox Ontario. Illuminated Records, IR5002.
SOURCE:
fitzhenry.ca/martin-springett. Accessed March 3, 2024.
Martinspringett.com/biography. Accessed March 3, 2024.
GALLERY:
Heavy Metal, III-4, August 1979: Back cover.
The Fionavar Tapestry Book 2; The Wandering Fire, 1986: Front cover.
The Compleat Traveller In Black. Bluejay Books, August 1986: Front cover.
Who, 1993: Cover book front.