Dancing Skeletons from Theresa Ann Williams

[cheryl penn]

I received an intricate collage from Theresa featuring asemics, iconic images and dancing skeletons. A clue to the contents was on the front of the envelope – “It’s a good week for lovers of old-school monster Reade, the godfather of stop-motion animation.” Reade (1927 – 1998) was of course the Australian who created the character Pepe – an animated propaganda cartoon character in Cuba.  Theresa and Stamped Theresa's :-) X

Theresa’s collage however looks a little more to me like The Skeleton Dance (1929)  – a Walt Disney Silly Symphonies animation  The Skeleton Dance.  I suppose that’s because I love  Edvard Grieg’s  - The March of the Trolls -which was partly adapted for that short production.  Then of course, the overwritten girl in the corner, covered in asemic scrawl – what’s her story I wonder???

Thanks Theresa – its good to be trading :-) X

[De Villo Sloan]

the typo is too good to pass up - it has taken its troll (toll) on me

[De Villo Sloan]

gnome-nclature. must mean something

[cheryl penn]

No calling for huge crowds of trolls and goblins and gnomes!!! This lair is FULL!!!!

[De Villo Sloan]

oops - take 2 - The Greigster! pear lint - hall of the mountain king?

[cheryl penn]

D.W. - troll-ey - ok that deserves a gold star :-))))

[cheryl penn]

For sure - its my first from her - lucky me :-)X

 

[De Villo Sloan]

I think there's something to it. They have all these little skeletons everywhere. Walt Disney was in So Cal, remember. I bet Theresa will have a dissertation on this. But the point - really incredible work.

[De Villo Sloan]

no march! i will take the troll-ey

[cheryl penn]

Día de los Muertos - Id forgotten about that. Thanks DVS.  Marie - for sure - writing skeletons/skeletal writing - FAB :-) - prettylily - maybe you're also going to get lucky :-) X

 

 

[De Villo Sloan]

Wow, a totally amazing visual. You know, this makes me think of the Day of the Dead holiday in Mexico. Theresa, did you mention the Malcolm Lowry book "Under the Volcano" somewhere? That all takes place during a 24-hour period on the Day of the Dead. Anyone from Mexico or So Cal to fill this in?