For The Curious One’s forthcoming website, Johann and I made an image of a toy theatre.
The starting point had been a model assembled from my collection of wooden building blocks.
First I made a drawing of it
but the website needed a stage that could be augmented with scenes and animation, and so we simplified the idea and made an image out of separate components collaged together.
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Today I made another toy theatre from building blocks, and added scenery. Here I present…
Day of the Triffids…
with a second act performance of The Kraken Wakes!
I feel some paintings coming on!
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Somehow, I missed this post– and it’s wondrous!! I *love* those colored pieces making up the first image, and the angles on that yellow version–what a jewel this post is!!! I hope there’s more!
Really fabulous colours (as well as the design and the ideas) – especially that zingy acid yellowy green. Looking forward to seeing more – the Kraken wakes indeed!
Thank you, Shellie. Right now I’ve got so many idea flowing through my head, that I can barely keep up with getting things down. I need a Doppelgänger! (-;
Great toy theatre collage, and with The Day of the Triffids and The Kraken Wakes you’ve made my day 😊
Making your day, makes mine! (-;
I’m glad you see the dried cactus as a kraken too – I have plans to draw a kraken/cactus tattoo on a the china doll I bought recently. I love the scale relative to the brick theatre. Exciting work!
The Aloe Vera is in Hansel & Gretel too!
Is it on line anywhere? I’ve missed it.
No. Can’t show any more from H & G until just before publication next year. Keeping the lid on the surprises!
A brilliant piece of work…. what a gift…..
Thank you, Geoff.
I have fallen in love with the toy theatre you and Johann have created for me. Its beautiful simplicity is its strength.
I have just written, in response to a previous post, about how evident it is that your time on Bryher has captured your imagination. However, it wouldn’t be Clive if that imagination didn’t take a distinctly darker turn at some point and stray into the territory of a malignant force emerging from the sea to take over the world! I’m just glad you didn’t explore this idea, whilst still on Bryher, as there is a good chance you wouldn’t have slept at night!!
I like the fact that Johann made the frottage from the old floorboards of the studio here at Ty Isaf. A bit of physical reality layered into the imaginary world of a toy stage.
The turbulent seas off the most exposed point of Bryher, certainly got me thinking about tentacled sea monsters!
I love to see how you develop your work 🙂
Thank you, Rosie.