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The Magic in You
Connect me with Shamira Tanguay
Page 1, 2020, watercolor, ink, marker, 11” x 8”.
Page 2, 2020, watercolor, ink, colored pencil, marker, graphite, 11” x 16”.
Page 4, 2020, watercolor, ink, marker, colored pencil , 16” x 11”.
Page 5, 2020, watercolor, ink, marker, colored pencil, 11” x 16”.
Page 6: digital representation of laser cut vines, 2020, watercolor, digitally colored laser cut vines, watercolor, digital, ink, 11” x 16”.
Page 6: digital representation of movable paper door, watercolor, digital, ink 11” x 16”.
Page 7, watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencil, 11” x 16”.
Page 8, 2020, watercolor, ink, colored pencil, gouache, acrylic, 16” x 11”.
Page 9, 2020, watercolor, ink, gouache, colored pencil, 11” x 16”.
Page 12, 2020, watercolor, ink, colored pencil, 11” x 16”.
Description
This work is a series of illustrations from The Magic in You, a children's book I wrote, as fairy tales aid children in navigating the world. It's goal is to show children they have agency over their own reactions and emotions to situations. Fairy tales, Celtic lore and my family history inspired this project. In my journey here I have found art creates healing and, though we make think so, we are not bound by trauma from our past. Over time we can start to replace negativity with new memories and live freely by exercising the intention of healing.
As a textiles major, I also intended on creating the costumes of the main characters, Ava and Queen Mab, to bring them into our reality. Due to the limitations of COVID-19, I was only able to finish my illustrations. Both of the costumes would be covered in laser cut fabric vines and flowers, the accumulation showing the growth and healing as a result of a positive mental state. Some of the vines I created are digitally added into page 6 to show this vision.
The first illustration is 11" x 8", while the rest are 11" x 16". The images were made with a mix of watercolor, ink, colored pencil, graphite, gouache, acrylic and digital overlay. The act of layering is important to my method. Memories are complex and multifaceted, which reflects my intuitive way of illustrating, adding layers upon layers of medium mixing until I have reached my desired level of finish.
