First Impression / First Press On Imp
Since Eric revealed his theme up here on the blog I rolled over the word Impression in my head - Eric challenged us to get some printing going in his book - printing = pressing (almost, in a way). I also found out that Imp is by one of the definitions "a mischievous child."
Printing (on) a Mischievous child was the first thing to do then.
Here's the layers - a photogram of a dictionary page, a page from a dictionary, lino print, a lot of spray paint with stencils, ohp featuring one of my own mischievous children and a lot of play.
The process of doing this piece was rather spontaneous ... and messy. I'm a rather neat person often - I like to have an organized and tidy workspace and so this was quite a challenge...
Lisa made this beautifully gentle piece in this book - hers feels like winter, snow and I like the way it came together with my entry - feels like mischief and happiness in the snow ...
Angela's Fairy Tale Theme got me thinking about a special story told in my family. My siblings and I remember sitting on my Grandpa's knee listening intently to the tale (which we think he created but no one seems certain of where is came from). My dad has continued the story telling with his grandchildren and my brother has rewritten it as a children's interactive play for his educational theatre company. I have always been keen to illustrate it as a book, so this page has set the ball rolling and given me some impetus to start playing with ideas. Giant Boogle is a friendly giant who rescues some children who find themselves lost in the forest. I have modelled the character on a mixture between my Grandpa and my Dad. For the forest I used a very simple pattern making computer programme that my Pre-School class have been playing with recently.
