Elissa Elwick
The Forgotten World of Imagination
A slightly odd, slightly scary world created by Elissa Elwick.
‘As she wept, three creatures crept and hid behind the trees,
For standing right before them was their queen of make believe.
So silently they turned and left to begin their tiresome duty,
To make their Queen a wondrous gift, deserving of her beauty.’
Elissa Elwick
“The ideas behind my narrative work are largely based on the concept of escapism and the ability of our imagination to allow us to venture into other worlds besides our own.
These two illustrations are from a children’s book I made entitled The Forgotten World of Imagination.
The story follows three characters as they venture from the world of imagination to the world of reality, in search of the little girl that dreamt them up.
It was an authorial exploration into the imagination and creativity of the childhood vision. The poem is about a little girl, who always finds herself in unfortunate situations, escaping from reality into the depths of her imagination. She meets some magical creatures and becomes their Queen of make believe, but not for long, for she must eventually wake up to the reality that surrounds her.”
Elissa also makes plush toys which are currently on holiday; more to follow…
Elissa reveals more of the inside of her head here www.elissaelwick.co.uk
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March 15th 2009 | 1
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