elcome to Allegory Falls, not your typical small town. This book, written and illustrated by Gary Bigelow, leads us into the twilight zone of characters who exist just outside reality. His stories are in turn gritty, funny, and jtouching. These tales with their mysterious twists and odd characters are generously illustrated with linocuts by the author. An an award-winning artist, Bigelow has constructed a mythical place called Allegory Falls, where the bizarre is an expected daily occurance.

igelow works to create a different reality while acknowledging that people and places affect his art and writing. He sees his often surreal work as an extension of the world in which we live. His works capture our tenuous human condition and his linocuts speak like editorial cartoons.
 

Gary Bigelow is a native Montanan, although he has lived in many other places. A talented multi-media artist, he has exhibited his work in the United Staes, Europe, and Latin America. His work has appeared in books, periodicals, and an anthology of wood engravers. Bigelow holds an M.F.A. from the University of Montana in Art, Art History, and History.