It really is gratifying to see the bits & pieces all come together as a really-o true-lio thing.....most fun is to see the Nutcracker figurine made, dressed, come to life like the one I painted for the book cover.
This was a project that was great fun to work on.....it seems the original stories in this book by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Alexandre Dumas haven't been published in years and years and years.....I read them all 20 times before painting and there is SO much more to the Nutcracker story than the one we are all familiar with!
This set includes the book and the 8" Nutcracker figurine and is available at all Barnes & Noble bookstores.
Nutcracker Book & Figurine Set, front
Nutcracker Book & Figurine Set, back
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3 comments:
this is wonderful! congrats on such a great project. must be amazing to hold it, finished, in your hands.
Gosh! What a thrill to see your very own painting come to life in a sense! Maybe that's how Gepetto felt!
Most of people know that children must read at early ages , the first steep is read a book like this one because have good illustration and it is easy to understand !
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