My first foray into crankie making launched at the opening for my two person show (en)compass with Lori Vrba in Durham, NC on October 17. Lori wrote the song Southern Wild, from which the story was based and she and Tama Hochbaum sang. It was such a blast!
Crankies are basically a panoramic scroll in a box that is usually lit from behind. They have roots around the world from the 19th century and are recently making a bit of a comeback. I learned a lot making this one and I will say crankies can definitely be a challenge but I’m really looking forward to making some more stories and developing my style. The scroll was printed from my photographs and is 14” tall and 245” long. I also made shadow puppets to play off the scenes. I think the puppets were my favorite.
Hope you enjoy it.
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