Dancing Skeletons from Theresa Ann Williams

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

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Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 8:48pm
the typo is too good to pass up - it has taken its troll (toll) on me
Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 8:40pm
gnome-nclature. must mean something
Comment by cheryl penn on August 2, 2011 at 8:05pm
No calling for huge crowds of trolls and goblins and gnomes!!! This lair is FULL!!!!
Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 8:02pm
oops - take 2 - The Greigster! pear lint - hall of the mountain king?
Comment by cheryl penn on August 2, 2011 at 8:00pm
D.W. - troll-ey - ok that deserves a gold star :-))))
Comment by cheryl penn on August 2, 2011 at 7:59pm

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

 

Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 7:58pm
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.
Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 7:55pm
no march! i will take the troll-ey
Comment by cheryl penn on August 2, 2011 at 7:55pm

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

 

 

Comment by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2011 at 6:54pm
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?

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