Art Foreword, the Bond & Grace Art Shop, emerged from our vision of art as a natural gateway to beautifully written literature. Inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic prose, over 50 original artworks were created for The Secret Garden Art Novel. We empowered Our Artists to interpret the novel’s themes without restriction–no limits for medium, size, or subject matter choices. With guidance from our curatorial team and Scholars, they created their visual stories to echo Burnett’s musings of becoming, discovery, and nurturing among many others.
Being individuals whose life experiences reverberated through the novel, each Artist possessed genuine creative origins for their works. Artist to Artist, they came to deeply understand and appreciate Burnett’s indelible contribution to culture with The Secret Garden. This understanding produced original works that stand as derivatives of the historical text and also integral expressions of the novel at present. It all comes together through authentic connection and synchronized collaboration as the Artwork materializes in tandem with the Art Novel’s book design and written annotations. Upon completion, these works are poetically placed into the novel just inches away from the text that inspired it.
We are so proud that The Secret Garden Art Novel includes a range of stories and perspectives. Delve into the work of the flower-armed and imaginative botanical Artist, Theresa Bear who believes that access to art and nature are basic human rights. Or be enchanted by Kim Ahonoukoun, a Neo-Impressionist painter, who left her law profession to pursue her passion for color, light, and beauty.
To go beyond passive observation and instead truly commune with fine Art, you must first seek to understand it and value the life lived in order to create it. Art Foreword, is, for this reason, an ideal opportunity to not only build your relationship with art forms but support an artist and their story. Unlike most platforms that take 50% of an artist's revenue or more, we offer Our Artists 80% of a competitive, mutually agreed upon price. Knowing that Our Artists, like many, thrive on evoking emotion through their work, we invest in their sacred abilities to use art as reminders of progress, sparks of joy, and the will to dream in color. Each work, profound in its own right, represents the wonder of literature, a wonder you know and love.
As you explore The Secret Garden Art Novel Collection, we welcome you to find your story in the Artwork, just as our Artists saw themselves in Burnett’s words. Enter the world of The Secret Garden, now on Art Foreword.
