More on my Thaumatropes….
I am becoming drawn in further and further by these magical little discs of loneliness. I came across a quote by George Orwell, that I think summed them up for me:
“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.”
And to that effect, I have been creating new scenarios of connection and isolation. New ideas to represent longing and loneliness, new characters. And each disc will have a quote, part of it at the top of one side of the disc, and part at the bottom of the other side of the disc, so that when spun together you see the whole thing.
I have been scouring google images for old engravings to use to create collage scenes for the thaumatropes. I have found several so far. It is in the wee hours of the morning though, and I really have to stop working or I am going to run myself ragged. Short post today…hard to balance this new passion, with my daily orders for jewelry, and the flurry of custom work that has come my way this week. But it is exciting and that seems to be my current need. Maybe that is what my travel dreams are telling me… this need to reach new mythical places – all within reach.