174. My Favourite Reader-Stories
from last week's storytelling thread!
Dear reader,
Last week, I invited you to play the game of tiny people. In today’s post, I share some favourites from the 16 stories you wrote, and the winner of this month’s signed print!
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The Existentialism of Tiny People
The Game of Tiny People rests upon this idea -
Tiny people have a lot to say. These portraits, distilled out of so much reality, nonetheless possess a distinct personhood. They have personality, pose, character, fashion, and hairstyles. This means that while you may never have visited Vancouver, it is still possible you recognize some of them. - #53 “The Existentialism of Tiny People”
So before we get into it, I want to acknowledge this magic we have created - that a moment’s observation in my life, that the lines drawn on my page in my corner of the world, can hold another meaning for you, can assume a new identity, a new life, and a new story, in your world.
Reader, if this is not magic, what is?
Let’s get into it.
Radhika demonstrates that sometimes a tiny story is just two delicious lines.
I am blown away by the richness of these images. Jessica writes
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Rebecca plays the game of tiny people beautifully. Taken from my world, this tiny person now fully belongs in hers. She writes
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Reader, have you been on either side of this story? I am guilty of being both of these characters at different times! Chevanne writes
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I actually read this tiny story a couple of times before realizing it was a haiku. Amie writes
And the winner is...
For this month’s tiny story thread,
wins a signed print for that most excellent haiku. Amie, please get in touch with your mailing address!Last week, I gave a demo to over 100 participants during the Street-view World Tour run by Eleanor Doughty and Jenny Adam. I walked through my straight-to-ink approach and answered questions about style and supplies while drawing this Google Street-View scene from Granville Island in Vancouver.
See my 20-minute segment below!
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Dear reader, thank you for your time and attention.
What a great collection of work! Thanks for the mention!
How lovely - thank you for sharing my link, Nishant! Great stories, all of them! ♥️