| Ever
seen a face on the moon or a landscape in the clouds? As
a child, I created stories from all sorts of shapes hidden
in my surroundings - for example, the patterns and folds
of a curtain or the crevices and shadows of a rock. Like
Arthur Rackham, I was able to picture how gnarled branches
and twisted tree trunks could become characters and the
cast in an imaginary world.
The abstract elements which form part of the narrative of
Grace, play on these shapes! They allow the reader
to interpret the work according to there own experiences. |
| The
Book
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| 115
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| 115
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Grace
is based on the story of a girl who drifts off to sleep.
Her dream is contained in a thought bubble and begins with
a typical day – brushing her teeth. Subsequently,
the dream becomes the focus of the page. The story continues
to centre on an average day, i.e. the journey to school,
play etc. Thought bubbles now contain abstract shapes which
Grace sees in her dream. The story ends when the dream and
reality become confused. Grace’s friend becomes a
dog, at which point she is awoken by her pet. A verse runs
through the story uniting the abstract with figurative. |
| Alongside
the book, I am making a sequence of large drawings and an
animation of the same story - all from different perspectives.
The experience of the physical, charcoal drawings contrasts
with the intimacy of a book. The animation will also introduce
new elements to the story. |
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