Freya blackwood biography

Australian artist (born 1975)

Freya Blackwood (born 1975) is an Australian illustrator and special effects artist. She worked on special effects for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy from 2001 to 2003 and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration in 2010.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Early life

Blackwood was born in Edinburgh, Scotland during a tour of the United Kingdom by her parents.

She grew up in Orange, New South Wales. Before becoming a full-time illustrator, she lived in New Zealand and worked on The Lord of the Rings films, specifically the special effects for the hobbits' feet.^[6] She finished a Bachelor of Design at the University of Technology, Sydney, and finished two short films during her work in the Sydney film industry.^[7]

Film industry career

Blackwood worked in the film industry between 2001 and 2008, producing the film Blackspot (2008