Marionettes and puppets have always intrigued me.
I have turned dolls into stories when I was a child
by setting them in different poses and photographing them.
I am writing a story about a journey into the Imagi- Nation
with Cosmic Pearl. I am doing this with a group of artist.
Writing fiction is a very new art form for me.
One of the things that I have been doing is photo shopping Pearl into
my quilt, to tell the story.
When she was to go to the guild and meet the guild mistress I was trying to decide what the guild mistress would look like. I decided that this girl would be my guild mistress....but then I changed the story a bit and never did anything with it. My goal is to make a set of story cards, a deck that I would have at the end of the journey. So I was going to put "Pearl" into this picture (but really couldn't figure out how to compose it 'right'.
Well this weekend I found this marionette at a yard sale.
She will make a very powerful Guild Mistress.
I have the Tree of Transformation as my Guild...
and so she is going to be the Spirit of the Tree of Transformation.
Before I found the marionette on Monday,
I bought this book at a used book store on Saturday.
I have always been fascinated by marionettes since I was in the third
grade and my parents bought me one for my birthday.
I have really wanted to make a troupe of marionettes.
My dream is to see my son, Isaac, play with them.
He has a talent for acting but is very shy.
I want to make some sculpted faces in a kiln.
I think that he would be good at this doing this also.
What a wonderful transformation and creation of art here. I love the found pieces/book/doll that bring it alive in your wonderful quilt pieces...amazing....yes, the deck and the dolls and stories involving your kids is all wonderful. You are ever so creative!!!
ReplyDeleteA story deck-how cool is this? I may steal your idea to use with my teen group at the library.
ReplyDeleteSo creative!
Wow! What synchronicity! I have always been drawn to puppets too. I love the idea of the Tree of LIfe and this puppet you have chosen as the Guild mistress sounds wonderful. I would love to hear more too about this race you and your family are in!
ReplyDeleteps-you should look up the links to Linda's blog that I list on my blog in my recent post about her puppet show. She also makes puppets, is a children
s book writer and illustrator and an inspiration for me.
love,
Erika