Marilyn Collins

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Marilyn Collins is a London based sculptor.

She has several installations on display in public gardens in the UK, a notable example being the Spriggan set in the Parkland Walk, this is reputed to have inspired Stephen King into writing one of his short stories, Crouch End (short story).

Horror writer Stephen King once stayed at a friend's (Peter Straub) house in Crouch End. The legend goes that after asking for a good place to go for a walk he was directed towards the old railway line, now called The Parkland Walk. While here he was inspired by the strange unsettling surroundings and the sculpture of a spriggan (a pan-like green man), which was pushing its way out of an old arched wall. King wrote the short story Crouch End, based on his visit to Crouch End, which was later adapted as an episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, which included the spriggan in the introduction.

Marilyn Collins is known internationally and has exhibited in many parts of the world.

more on Marilyn can be found on her website