Graffeg Christmas Gift Guide for Adults 🎄

For the art enthusiasts

Art for Wales: The Legacy of Derek Williams

David Moore


Founded in 1992, the Derek Williams Trust works in close cooperation with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, collecting post-19th century fine and applied art. Here David Moore surveys how Williams’s bequest has acted as a catalyst towards the display of modern art in Wales.


£25


Life Force: A Painter's Response to the Nature Poetry of Ted Hughes

Louise Fletcher


A stunning sequence of 34 abstract artworks, each taking their inspiration from the poetry of Ted Hughes and the evocative setting of the Yorkshire moors. With quotations from Hughes’s work included alongside the pieces they provoked.


£30


Kyffin Williams

Dr Qing Chao Ma


Kyffin Williams is the culmination of four years of research of Kyffin Williams' art. Dr. Qing Chao Ma’s illuminating new study incorporates Kyffin Williams’s full range; his inspirational landscapes and seascapes in oil, his delicate watercolours, his distinctive lino cuts, and his mesmeric portraits.


£30


For the photographers

A Year in Pembrokeshire

Jamie Owen and David Wilson


Broadcaster Jamie Owen and photographer David Wilson capture Pembrokeshire through the seasons in words and pictures. This is a journey to mountains and coast, farms and fishing boats to capture life over the course of a year in an engaging and immersive portrait of one of Britain's most treasured places.


£20


Pembrokeshire

David Wilson


From the rolling Preseli Hills to its dramatic cliff-top coastline, Pembrokeshire both excites and enthrals with a sense of timeless beauty. And yet there is also a story to be told, one of meaning and of ancestry, which acclaimed landscape photographer David Wilson brings to life through his remarkable black and white images.


£20


The Village

David Wilson


Llangwm, in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, huddles around an inlet of the Cleddau Estuary. Sitting at the end of a minor road, it harbours a strong sense of communal self-sufficiency. With its church, two chapels, post office, pub, rugby and cricket clubs, school, an annual literary festival, choir and a host of other societies, it bustles with life. 


£20


Landscape Wales

Terry Stevens


A pictorial celebration of the glorious natural treasures and landscapes of Wales. Featuring spectacular mountains, dramatic coastlines, gentle lowlands and idyllic river valleys. Landscape Wales is a reminder that the rich, diverse and timeless geography of Wales is second to none.


£35


Under Celtic Skies

Kersten Howard


Pembrokeshire is famous for its wide open spaces, beautiful scenery, collection of historic buildings and monuments and its stunning coastline. Under Celtic Skies is a collection of panoramic images which celebrate the open spaces and amazing colours that can be found throughout the year.


£25


Hay Festival Faces

Billie Charity


An institution of cultural life in the UK, Hay Festival brings writers, artists, musicians, thinkers and entertainers together each year to share and celebrate their ideas and achievements in ‘town of books’ Hay-on-Wye.


£16.99


Portraits of Tibet

Diane Barker


This collection of 108 portrait images documents several journeys made by photographer Diane Barker who became immersed in the everyday lives of the ancient nomadic people of Tibet – one of the last great surviving nomad communities in the world.


£30


Behind the Mask

Glenn Dene


Operating Department Practitioner Glenn Dene uses photographs to show how the remarkable team at Nevil Hall Hospital, Abergavenny came together to serve their community, from professional challenges to personal fears during their battle with COVID-19.


£14.99


The Second Wave

Glenn Dene and Dr Ami Jones


Join photographer Glenn Dene and Dr. Ami Jones as they say farewell to Nevill Hall Hospital and hello to Grange University Hospital, all while dealing with the trauma of the global pandemic and its effects on their department and community.


£20


For the globetrotters

Bird's Eye London

Paul Campbell


A showcase of stunning aerial photography by Paul Campbell, revealing new perspectives of London and its famous landmarks. Over 150 single and double-page images of the city feature in this updated second edition, each revealing a new perspective of this iconic city and its landmarks.


£35


Wish You Were Here

Terry Stevens


This book will give tourists and travellers a description of each of the 50 destinations with a personal explanation giving an insight as to why, and how, these destinations consistently deliver high quality visitor experiences.


£20


Wish You Were Here: Europe

Terry Stevens


This book will give tourists and travellers a description of each of 50 leading destinations from around Europe with a personal explanation offering an insight as to why, and how, these destinations consistently deliver high-quality visitor experiences.


£25


For the environmentalists

This is How the Change Begins

Nicola Davies


This is How the Change Begins is a collection of six illuminating poems inspired by the growing threat of climate change. From a consideration of our carbon footprints by way of Islamic mathematician Alhazen, the impact shifting weather conditions are having and will continue to have on our events and celebrations and the choices we have to make to turn the tide, these remarkable poems brilliantly confront the recognisable realities of the climate crisis with bold and lyrical language.


£12.99


Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Dale Templar, Sally Weale &

Anne Gallagher


A unique environment created by the confluence of three oceanic and climatic zones, the Welsh coast and its waters teem with life and diversity, documented here as never before. From seals and seabirds gathered along this celebrated coastline to the species to be found in the depths of the Celtic Sea.


£25


For the foodies

The Melting Pot

Maggie Ogunbanwo and Huw Jones


A collection of thirty recipes celebrating food as a language through which those settling in unfamiliar communities have been able to reach out, communicate and share.


£9.99


African Twist (v)

Maggie Ogunbanwo and Huw Jones


Maggie’s immaculate balance of flavours combined with playful presentation ensures these are recipes to remember for those wanting to explore broader, more environmentally responsible culinary horizons.


£9.99


Funny Food (v)

Jane Reynolds and Huw Jones


Maggie’s immaculate balance of flavours combined with playful presentation ensures these are recipes to remember for those wanting to explore broader, more environmentally responsible culinary horizons.


£9.99


For the fiction fanatics

Return to the Sun

Tom Andersen


A surf-obsessed brother and sister from South Wales, Caio and Chloe embark on a journey across Europe to return their recently deceased father's camper van to an old companion.

 

£1


The Replacement Centre

Fflur Dafydd


Set in an alternative reality, when a husband or wife in the community dies the grieving partner gets a replacement. But there is a mystery surrounding where the replacements come from.


£1


The Starlings & Other Stories

A Murder Squad


The Starlings & Other Stories is a collection of twelve short stories written by Murder Squad and their six accomplices inspired by David Wilson's photography.



£1


The Sheriff of Geneva

Richard Williams


A cache of Venezuelan gold bullion is hijacked en route to safe-keeping in a bank vault, deep in the Swiss countryside; the heist orchestrated by the elusive Mr Bonjour, an international man of mystery and villain.


£8.99


Mostyn Thomas and the Big Rave

Richard Williams


When Mostyn, an ageing Pembrokeshire farmer on the brink of bankruptcy, runs into Jethro, the pair secretly mobilise the locals of the village pub to help put on a  money-spinning event. But things do not go to plan.


£8.99


The Offline Project

Dan Tyte


The internet defines Gerard Kane. But after a death in the family can going off-grid save him? His pursuit of something outside the saturation of data takes him from Cardiff to a new community in the Danish woodland.


£8.99


For the picture book lovers

The Lightbringers

Karin Celestine


The midwinter solstice provides the focal point for a journey by the little creatures as they seek to return light to earth, but it is a journey that evokes the traditions of the Mari Lwyd walking the villages of Wales and Wassail songs being sung in the orchards.


£12.99


The Wish Gatherers

Karin Celestine and Tamsin Rosewell


The year turns, harvest approaches, and the longer night skies fill with stars. And sometimes, just sometimes, maybe once in a thousand lifetimes, the star you see when you look up is a Wishing Star, one that can hear a wish and make a dream come true.


£12.99


A Cuddle and a Cwtch

Sarah Kilbride and James Munro


Cwtch is a Welsh word used to describe a whole lot of love. This endearing illustrated poem introduces the term to the English language in order to share its healing, human warmth.


£6.99


Lord of the Forest

Caroline Pitcher and Jackie Morris


Everything little Tiger hears is new and exciting. When he tells his mother of the sounds all around him she reminds him ‘When you don’t hear them, my son, be ready. The Lord of the Forest is here!’ But who is the Lord of the Forest? 


£20


Tell Me a Dragon

Jackie Morris


In lyrical words and breathtaking pictures, children describe their dragons – and in a final gathering of fire, scales and claws you can imagine your own special dragon. Explore a world of dragons through lyrical text and beautifully realised illustrations. 


£20


The Quiet Music of the Gently Falling Snow

Jackie Morris


A collection of twelve illustrated folk tales, or lullabies for grown-ups, set in a distant world of music, snow and magic. The stories are based around a series of musically-themed illustrations first created by Jackie for Help Musicians UK.


£25


For the heritage rail enthusiasts

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