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The Poison Apple

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This is the final pages of the art book I created. It's mixed media (watercolor, various papers, ink, string, etc.). I am obsessed with fairy tales after I had taken a graduate course on children's literature. I found many parallels between the stories written to help children deal with the difficulties of the time they lived in, and my childhood experience with an a parent with a substance abuse problem. So this "story" is a metaphor for escaping that life.

I won't bore anyone with the details of why I chose certain elements in the image unless someone is interested.

Note: The pages in the actual book aren't quite in this order. After the first 2 pages (cover/title page), the paintings exist on their own pages opposite a page of patterned paper (the same pattern seen in the paintings). The center pages with the birds exist opposite each other since they are the center spread. There are 2 ending pages that are similar to the first 2 where they are just textured watercolor.
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discovered-soul7's avatar
I love this idea plus the art. Tell me if/when this ever becomes a published work, I'd love to buy it!

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