Mary Poppins Challenge

 

Above: 'First Flight' by Sara Fanelli 2002

There is a new challenge #bksmarypoppins Mary Poppins running from 11-17th of August.  I don't really know the hold that Monty Lee's challenges have on me, but even when I don't like the subject I feel compelled and driven to research and participate. 

Above: Co-host Eszter Racz

Mary Poppins was the first film I ever went to see with cousins in Aberystwyth and for that reason the story holds a special place in my heart, but I have never ready the books and only know the Disneyfied version. Anyway I am looking forward to re-visiting this story in book form and hope to see you over on instagram. 

Above: Co-host So So Bloger

Above: Co-host Jessica Corkran

The Prompts:

1. Admiral Boom's house was built exactly like a ship, it had a ships funnels, instead of chimneys and on the roof was a guilt weathercock shaped like a telescope. 

2. The merry go round was just slowing down and as they approached it, they leapt on it, Mary Poppins on a black horse and Burt the match man on a grey horse.

3. Mr Wigg began again to laugh loudly and as he laughed he went bouncing and bobbing about in the air, with the newspaper rattling in his hands and his spectacles half on and half off. 

4. On this night the red cow stood up suddenly and began to dance. She danced wildly and beautifully and in perfect time though she had no music to go by. 

5. Mary Poppins took the sparkling gingerbread stars from her basket and glued them to the sky, where they twinkled furiously, sending out rays of golden light.

6. Four brown bears each wearing a peaked cap and coats with brass buttons were trundling trolleys of food.

7. Mary Poppins was in the air now, floating away over the cherry trees and the roofs of the houses, holding tightly to the umbrella with one hand and to the carpet bag with the other. 

Above: Co-host Mika Smith Below: Co-host Laura Orsolini

Above: Co-Host Lynn Harvey

Tiny Tetrapak Prints Day 5

 

Above:Sonja Buehrke

Above and below: Monty Lee.

Above: Sam Jones Below: Zaza Peel

Above: Lynn Harvey Below: Vicky

Lynn Harvey III

 

A wonderfully grizzled king by Lynn Harvey who is exploring tetra-pak printing.

Pinocchio Challenge

A wee reminder that this month of Pinocchio posts is in support of Monty Lee's Pinocchio challenge (Monty's illustration above) which I am one of the co-hosts. With:

Deborah J Stein (above)

Sudden Strangeness (above)

Marina Henina (above)

Lynn Harvey (above)

Kate Fedos (above)

Brigida Magro (above)

Hannah Bessross (above) 

Oliver St Gabriel (above)

"Book Series Challenge - Pinocchio "

The 7 prompts for the next challenge in the Book Series: Pinocchio: 

1. It was a wild and stormy night. Pinocchio had a great fear of thunder but hunger was stronger than fear, he therefore made a rush to the village. 

2. The embraces that Pinocchio received from the excited actors and actresses (all puppets) of the puppet company beat description. 

3. But Pinocchio had not gone far when he met on the road a fox lame with one foot and a cat blind with both eyes... 

4. The doctors came immediately one after the other: namely a crow, an owl and a talking cricket. 

5. Pinocchio swam and swam but to his surprise he found himself enclosed in a great net, together with a swarm of fish of every size and shape, who were flapping and struggling like so many desperate souls.

6. Pinocchio (who'd turned into a donkey) was sold to the director of a company of buffoons and tightrope dancers, who bought him that he might teach him to leap and dance with the other animals. 

7. Pinocchio, who took the candle in his hand, and Gepetto climbed up the throat of the sleeping sea monster and having reached his immense mouth they began to walk on tiptoe down his tongue. ......

The challenge will start on the 4th of March and will run for 7 days so there's plenty of time to prepare.

Please note there are TWO hashtags every day:

HASHTAGS:
[  ] bkspinocchio (always the same)

[  ] bkspinocchio1 (the number changes daily!!!!) - see the prompt list for correct numbering

Lynn Harvey

 

I am joining a challenge, it is good to stretch, play have fun and join a community. These works are by Lynn Harvey who is one of the co-hosts on Monty Lee's Jungle Book challenge, which you can join in with on the 21st of August, Lynn makes paper mache sculptures and animations. I adore the skinny legged tiger below.