Lately I've received tons of email from those online artists I worked with last year. Our collaborative journal book was missing on its journey around the world. After Rebekah's search, the ducks are actually taking a break somewhere in the U.S. Though everyone contributes no more than six pages, I would lament if the one and only book got lost.
其實艾瑞‧卡爾寫「10隻橡皮小鴨」的靈感便來自1992年，有艘載著各式各樣玩具的貨船翻覆至海中，於是這些玩具，包括鴨子，便展開了海上之旅，最後有些進入大西洋，並且被發現。看來鴨子若沒有行遍萬里路，和其他同儕相較之下不免遜色，與其擔心，不如讓小鴨們玩得盡興，我們就好好等著牠們一路累積下來的故事吧！In fact, Eric Carle's inspiration for the book 10 Little Rubber Ducks originated from a piece of news in 1992. A ship with all kinds of toys, including rubber ducks and other bathtub toys fell overboard and washed up on shores all around the world. It looks like if ducks do not have the experience of traveling to every corner in the world, they will not deserve the name of "ducks." As for us, we should kick back and wait for their return and all the adventures they've met with on the way.
去年我為小鴨寫了個以慶生為主題的插曲，咪咪的寵物鴨要過生日了，她想了各種別出心裁的慶祝方式，有參加游泳大賽、大啖北京烤鴨，不過最後還是決定邀請來自各國的鴨子朋友來開生日派對。從這些畫裡看到一年多前的自己，還真是有些懷念呢！Last year I wrote a short story based on birthday celebration for the ducks. The birthday of Mimi's pet, Duckiki is coming up. She thinks up many "special" ideas, like taking part in the duck swim meet and feasting on Peking duck. In the end, she decides to invite the duck friends from other countries for a lovely party. In these pictures, I get to see what I was like a year ago. To be honest, I kind of miss my old self!
4 comments:
hi Miragee! How have you been? I see I've missed some of your posts....briefly browsed through the photos and I really love the painting in "love is in the air". I'll not be posting as often as I used to but will visit when time permits :) Take care!
Constance: It's a shame if you do not post as often as before! I certainly hope you'll keep painting no matter what!
Oh my I love the story, the book is a neat idea. I think it is also great that you can look at where you were a year ago & "like it". Maybe you will feel the same about where you are now, a year later!
Calli: Thanks! Exactly, I am trying not to be too laidback or lazy so that when I look back one year from now on, I'll be proud of what I have achieved. Well, sometimes I am not satisfied with what I've done, but I never dislike my works to such an extent:-).
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