Circus - CSI/s365 - 5

Today I'm sharing a combined challenge set by Debbi Tehrani

 at CSI for s365 - 5. It has a circus theme.

I was so inspired by the Case File photo.  

It lead me to scrap a very ordinary photo, 

but the only one I have to tell the story of the day.

Sometimes any image is better than none.
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I wanted to create a child like, naive style page with gelatos.

First, I sketched a rough outline, before colouring with gelatos and pencils. 

I added water, but not a lot, as I wanted to retain 

some of the hessian like texture as well.

The circus elements are from a cheap shop.

When flicking some paint around, 

I managed to make a frightful mess - what to do?

Ah hah - some camouflage in the form of some greenery.

The grass is from some ancient stickers.

EVIDENCE

Stripes

Animal accents

Paint

Scallops

Circus theme products

TESTIMONY

I chose to write about “Something silly.”  

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

I’m reluctant to say that the twins third birthday was a three ringed circus, however, the noise level was high and there was plenty of monkey business going on.   Here we have the troupe all roped up for their epic high wire act around the kitchen.  The ring master was supervising from the side and the intrepid leader forged ahead, with his support act tethered safely behind him.  Fortunately no one tumbled off and the act was deemed a roaring success. The clown juggled for attention and the Elephant balanced precariously on a ball, whilst the Lion could be heard roaring in the distance. However, the high wire act was voted top act by the audience.   Stay tuned for the next exciting appearance of "Flying Rascals".   January 2014   Love Granny