Firstly, I must clarify that I am, in no way, a torch enthusiast; however, there’s an unanticipated feeling of importance and authority that comes along with walking around all afternoon, brandishing a torch. Crawling around my house, feeling like a private investigator, with the torch effectively becoming an extension of my arm, I finally settled under my desk and began to muck about making hand shadow puppets. During some late night researching, I found an old book with a guide to making ‘perfect free-hand shadow puppets’ which, apparently, required little time and minimal effort, with no difficulty. Apparently. This un-accurately described and generally over-ambitious book, (which was aimed at children, may I point out!) left me feeling stupid, inadequate and incredibly disappointed that I was still barely able to make the classic ‘bunny rabbit’ shadow puppet, never mind a hand shadow puppet of a small Arab boy riding a camel. Regardless of my failure, this debacle spurred me to create my own ‘Beginners Guide to Hand-Shadow Puppetry’ which is equally, if not more, unachievable; although its much nicer to look at, I’d like to think.
This is the envelope which contains the illustrations. I purposely put the illustrations in a manila envelope as I think that it conveys the sense of importance and sort of secrecy that I felt whilst snooping around with my torch; a little like a spy receiving his latest mission. I think the envelope gives the illustrations a sense of purpose; a sense that it’s a task, or even a challenge, to be completed.
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