The experimental school play about vivisection was a roaring success, despite a mortified Rosemary, who’s inebriated mother had failed to sew her daughter a matching sack.
The audience had been particularly impressed by the young girls convincing sobs…
Illustration Friday’s word this week is match.
Great take on the theme. Lovely style too!
HA,ha! Very nice!
Such a cute illo! Very nice and a good idea.
/M
Wow, I’ve never seen anything like it. I love the dark edge to it.
great :) nice idea
So dark and beautiful at the same time:) Did I mention sometimes your blog makes me feel homesick?
yes, charming and sinister. love the old-fashioned feel mixed with the timeless angst of being the kid with the wrong outfit.
Thank you for the lovely and encouraging comments! It’s really quite a thrill to know my work evokes reactions (Though I didn’t ever image homesickness to be one of them! Are you missing the Tunnocks tea-cakes or the Irn-Bru, Sweetpea?)
*Also just to clarify that though I do have a mum who made all our outfits when we were young, I was never embarrased. (My mum would let us pick the fabrics and even design our own outfits ourselves. So when you found out that a zipped pocket on your knee really isn’t the best place for it you only had yourself to blame…) And this image is in no way autobiographical.
I always look forward to seeing your beautiful arresting images and clever situations.
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rebecca says:
Oh, that is just too much. Great take on match, and great little story behind it! I really enjoyed that.