The latest post at Strange Flowers reminded me of some work of mine that appeared earlier this month which I can finally mention. Fenella Fielding reads Colette is another of those long-gestating recordings from Savoy’s audio division which has been released at last after a lengthy hiatus. This is a double-disc CD set of Fenella’s own selection from the writings of Colette, an author Fenella knows well having portrayed her in Colette, a play by Elinor Jones.
The CD set is a digipak which I designed using a variety of Art Nouveau motifs printed in metallic gold on white card. All the photos are either of Colette or Fenella herself, past and present; the lengthy booklet notes were by the late Monty Haltrecht, a novelist and friend of Fenella’s who followed her career for many years. Monty approved of my initial draft of the design so it’s a shame he wasn’t able to see the finished thing. For the moment the CDs are available only through Savoy but the readings should be on iTunes in due course.
Long ago I found myself a few seats from her at a Lindsay Kemp performance of ‘Salome’. She had such a presence that I couldn’t stop my gaze from returning to her. Throughout the evening you could have taken your choice for watching the performance, or watching F F’s reaction to it. Both were equally intense and entertaining.
Congratulations too on your beautiful design. Perfect!
Thanks, Clive. Lucky you seeing the Lindsay Kemp! I was fortunate to meet Fenella during one of the Savoy sessions. She was just as charming as you’d expect.