My inspiration for setting the wolf into hiding behind the trees was from a newspaper photo in 1986. A young girl was mauled by a mountain lion in a state park in southern California, and later, when the father looked at the photos he had taken that day, the cat was only barely visible, lurking in the bushes while the little girl played in the stream, catching tadpoles. The drama in that photo of portended danger has never left my mind.
@wenbow@thresheg@kali66@gilbertwood@kwiksilver@digitalrn@cathrinemitch@bella_ss Thank you all so much! I finished working on this at 4 this morning, so I didn't think to add the information about my source of inspiration. Back then, the imagery was so chilling in the hindsight, I've never forgotten it... (I was unable to find the photo in my research this morning)
Little Red Riding Hood , or Little Red Ridinghood, also known as Little Red Cap or simply Red Riding Hood, is a French[1] and later European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings. The story was first published by Charles Perrault.[2]
Ok so everyone has beaten me to the little red riding hobo thing. Nice splash of colour to draw the eye and a clear journey to the hut beyond well done
@voiceprintz@lily@scarybird Thank you all for the kind words! As Ken took the photo for me, even I was surprised at how the red popped! I wish I could have made the wolf more visible and menacing, but it was a learning curve, and I did have fun doing it! @pyrrhula Great information! I knew it had had changes made through the years...even this is my interpretation, given my recollection of a terrible incident years ago! I'm spending way too much time having fun with the collages! Thanks for making it all worthwhile and your fave!
@panthora Again thanks... This sits exactly parallel to a pet cemetery, off the main road. Of course we visited and noted the names...so well loved, obviously, in life. One stone bore the name "Trouble" and I sent my thoughts toward you and "a loved one I never met". Such a cemetery is, to me, so poignant...
@Weezilou Oh, thank you so very much.....from the very bottom of my heart! You did not happen to see one that said "Lambchop", did you?! That was Karma and Trouble's predecessor, a most amazing kitty, and one I will never forget as long as I live! How wonderful to have a pet cemetery.....I would be spending some time there as well, studying the names and stories. Ours are buried in our back yard, and I get to say hello them every day I pass by.
@pyrrhula Great information! I knew it had had changes made through the years...even this is my interpretation, given my recollection of a terrible incident years ago! I'm spending way too much time having fun with the collages! Thanks for making it all worthwhile and your fave!