" 'What is it?' asked the little old woman, and looked, and began to laugh. The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared entirely, and nothing was left but the silver shoes.
" 'She was so old,' explained the Witch of the North,' that she dried up quickly in the sun. That is the end of her. But the silver shoes are yours, and you shall have them to wear.' She reached down and picked up the shoes, and after shaking the dust out of them handed them to Dorothy. ..."
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Frank L. Baum
(As ever, click on the image to see more detail...)
Nice sketch, especially the witch of the norths face/expression, so good, neat idea.
ReplyDeleteVery nice illustration. I love Toto, he is very cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on my illo.
Great sketch. Very cute. nice detail.
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""Thank you very much," replied Dorothy, "but if you please - have you anything in blue?"
ReplyDeleteha ha ha, ho ho ho, and a couple of tra-la-laaaas... I love the fork pun. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Hardwax -- I love the original of this story, and also Carl Sandburg's Rootbaga Stories.
ReplyDeleteBut this had a better link to "feet."
Fivedog, praise for Toto being cute is high praise indeed from you! I love Pickledog.
And Unknown, as ever thanks for the love! Am gonna find your new IlloFriday soon...
Cute! I hadn't thought about re-illustrating a classic. Good source, and fun rendition.
ReplyDeletevery good sketch...i like the details...thanx for visiting my blog
ReplyDeleteNice to meet someone else who likes raccoons despite their personalities, LOL. Awesome sketch!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful homage to a wonderful story.
ReplyDeleteI love the swirls around those shoes! Good one for feet... silver shoes... cool! Wonderful sketch.
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The Tart
In no particular disorder...
ReplyDeleteDer Spiegel, you are cracking me up. How'm I supposed to draw a clean line when I'm laughing?
Tony, you ARE the Lollipop Guild. Glad you liked my bad pun as much as I liked yours!
Ms. Sultry -- there are so many good stories, wish I had skill and time enuf for all.
Aynaku, your praise is very encouraging. Please come back any old time -- I try to post fresh things daily!
Susie -- you haven't lived until you've seen a raccoon grab a possum by the tail and fling it out an open window. They are real rascals, aren't they?
Roz, your skills are so strong it gives me an "aw shucks" moment to get your feedback below. Thx.
Tart, I was so surprised there were no Ruby Slippers in the original! Goes to show a person can always be surprised.
Thx all!!!
I love your crow/jay story. They both figure prominently in my personal pantheon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for seeing the Kabbalistic foundations of my post. I studied it for years, and now I am bored with such formulations. But this one just seemed to work its way in. Chaos finds a way!
Nice sketch and good idea.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting version of feet! Died up disappeared ones! I love the drawing.
ReplyDeleteMoon, Alexa, and Caroline, thankyewverymuch!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy the encouragement (I suppose that makes me encouragable, sorry for the stinky pun.)
Wonder what next IlloFriday will bring...
great illo and a great take on the subject…
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