Dettaglio del documento
The book of mistakes
Abstract
One eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake.The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent bush.
And the inky smudges… they look as if they were always meant to be leaves floating gently across the sky. [...]
As one artist incorporates accidental splotches, spots, and misshapen things into her art, she transforms her piece in quirky and unexpected ways, taking readers on a journey through her process. Told in minimal, playful text, this story shows readers that even the biggest “mistakes” can be the source of the brightest ideas―and that, at the end of the day, we are all works in progress, too.
L’autrice si domanda, come accade ai bambini, se abbia disegnato la cosa giusta. Parte da un piccolo segno, corregge passo passo l’errore e lo integra in un disegno successivo, conferendo senso a una macchia o a uno spazio vuoto e completando una figura vivace che incontrerà altre figure affatto semplici. Ogni personaggio è felice in questo libro metatestuale sull’illustrazione e il racconto per immagini, capace di indagare il processo della creazione artistica.