An RGB library
Since they’ll never be taken out and opened, I made cheater books to fill the bookcase from 1/8- and 1/16-inch wood, covered in paper. I thought of printing actual titles of my imagined bunny child’s library, but opted to mimic Mr. Hurd’s style. (When in doubt, I ask WWCHD?)
The copy of The Runaway Bunny, however, I decided to do “real”. I had to make an even smaller version from my first attempt to fit the bookcase, just a half-inch tall.
A wee and more wee “Runaway Bunny”. Also really scary sandworm fingers.
For the painting on the wall, I used the art (converted to grayscale) from The Runaway Bunny, “If you become a fish in a trout stream, said his mother, “I will become a fisherman and I will fish for you.”
The frame is hand-drawn and cut from a double thickness of cardstock. I tried to trace Mr. Hurd’s picture in both Illustrator and Photoshop, correcting for perspective and whatever, but found my sketching hand was more clever than technology in reproducing a workable likeness. Refreshing!
Pretty sure I want to make a full size frame that looks like this.
Furnishing the great green room
Think I’ll work on the little house next.
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I enjoy the progress you are making on the best ever birthday gift!
Thanks, Joyce! This is a fun build, and I’m discovering a lot about looking and doing. (As you know, two of my favorite things.)
I’ve seen the pictures of your fingers and read your comments about their condition. My first thought upon seeing the pictures was that they look like mine. I’ll hold that thought – any of us who work with our hands have proof of it on our hands. No apologies needed – show off those hands with pride. (I always want to keep mine hidden, actually. They even scare me and I should be used to how they look.)
Thanks, Anne. I meant my comments to be funny :) I think it’s the surprise of seeing seeing them so BIG in the pictures, and not the happy little maker servants I usually regard them as. One of my oft-used category tags is “thinking through fingers”. I’ve nothing but awe, respect and gratitude for them.
did you ever finish this? I’d love to see the final product!
Sadly, no, Bronwen. I moved house mid-way through the project and had to pack it up… where it has remained. Maybe someday!