Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Monty the mangy mongoose mockingly moves Manty the manatee’s many marbles.
THE PERSONAL STORY:
First insight is the manatee ! Lauren has adopted a manatee named ‘Howie’ since the age of 9. Manty was the name of her first stuffed manatee !! Monty happens to be the name of one of her other manatee toys. The marbles game is from the toy store mo worked at while getting her mfa. The p-51 is one of mo’s favorites !!
ENVIRONMENT: takes place in the moat and at ‘moat park‘ with a marina off in the
distance !!
ANIMALs:
manatee / manty /marbles / moat / mild-mannered
mongoose / monty / mangy / mockingly / mocks / moves /
messed up the marbles / motioning
minnow (2) / moat / 2 = multiples
mudskippers / mound of rocks
mudhens / mask /
mute swan (‘ugly duckling’ to the very right in the moat)
many monkeys:
japanese macaque
guenon + lion-tailed macaque / mandarin orange muffin
pygmy marmoset / ‘marine museum’ sign / mule ears (flowers)
mouse / mandarin orange / milk
monarch butterfly
moon moth
mandarin rat snake / ‘moat park’ sign / main entrance
frilled monarch (bird)
mariachi band / music / maned wolf + mountain lion + mandrill
hoary marmot / magnifying glass / mushroom
muskrat / radio controlled model p-51 mustang / maneuver
mot mot (bird in madrone tree)
meerkats / maypole
OBJECTs:
playing mat (marbles)
mustard jar
mayonnaise jar
watermelon (melon)
mugs
masts (on the sailboats)
How many multiples are there pictured ?
Are the meerkats ‘mates’ ? How about the monkeys ? Or Manty and Monty ?
How about storytelling with the words more + movement ?
This landscape illustration is a great to use the term ‘mid-ground’ as well as background and foreground !!
Where else has there been a picnic ? a mayonnaise jar ?
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