The house is looking like a confetti bomb exploded and there is no room to eat at the table. But it's all in a great creative cause.Inspired by the beautiful animations of Lotte Reiniger, I thought I would try my hand at making pictures by cutting up paper. This series illustrates the old folk tale about the cracked pot whose flaw meant the earth was watered and flowers could bloom amongst the stones.
The pictures are A3 size and I will have them printed for my kamishibai and keep the originals safe.
Experimenting with this kind of storytelling has been the highlight of my year. I have made new friends across the globe and am relishing using whatever visual art skills I have lurking in the back brain. Kamishibai friend in the UK, Derek Carpenter and I, have set up a swap library on his website. It's a work in progress - the idea is ... you put a story in, you get a story out. Of course you must have copyright or permission from the author/artist to be a contributor.
It was Derek who introduced me to Lotte Reiniger. Please enjoy an example of Lotte's work and be inspired also.
1 comment:
Magnificent,Jackie. The Magic Horse animation is beautiful. Thank you. What a tradition you are working with, so poetic.
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