tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post4388847083598444323..comments2024-02-15T05:39:52.275-05:00Comments on A Journey Round My Skull: Bertha, The Child-Flower: A Raymond Roussel Illustration ContestWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-51590028270006064742010-03-08T23:24:24.609-05:002010-03-08T23:24:24.609-05:00Definitely going to try to crank something out for...Definitely going to try to crank something out for this if I find the time. That story is rife with inspiration.KHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-45736587444554205962010-03-06T17:30:19.561-05:002010-03-06T17:30:19.561-05:00this is an blatant ploy to get sundry obscured Rou...this is an blatant ploy to get sundry obscured Rousselians to break cover and reveal themselves to the hooting mob!<br /><br />I'm game! Just hope my underground glass-lined gin-cum-resurrectine filled tank can hold out for the three weeks needed …Mahendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-82946567409095966102010-03-05T14:09:13.861-05:002010-03-05T14:09:13.861-05:00Sort of embarrassed to say: Have a Rousel book: Im...Sort of embarrassed to say: Have a Rousel book: Impressions of Africa, but never read it. I'll dive in now, I'll dive in deep.Bruxisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108060146459829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-53811266446702710452010-03-05T11:31:33.054-05:002010-03-05T11:31:33.054-05:00That's a great cover! My copy is an undated Ne...That's a great cover! My copy is an undated New Directions paperback with a not-terribly-interesting b&w photo by Jean Krulis on the cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-41421424906959256002010-03-05T10:31:12.952-05:002010-03-05T10:31:12.952-05:00I love The Green Child! I'll have to re-read i...I love The Green Child! I'll have to re-read it, it has been so long that I remember the caves but not the translucent girl. Check out this <a href="http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2008/06/alvin-lustig-and-green-child.html" rel="nofollow">early Lustig cover</a> for the book.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-23603250753199318092010-03-05T10:24:43.599-05:002010-03-05T10:24:43.599-05:00This child-flower reminds me so much of Herbert Re...This child-flower reminds me so much of Herbert Read's The Green Child, which I just read a few weeks ago. It's about a pale green translucent girl who surfaces in an English village. (I don't think I'll ruin the story for anyone if I explain that she came from a sort of parallel universe of crystalline underground caves). Very strange book; the green girl would be intriguing enough but the middle third of the book is a flashback about South American revolutionaries. Anyhow, I can't draw very well but I'll try to rustle up a contest entry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-60671550535656634422010-03-04T19:37:52.346-05:002010-03-04T19:37:52.346-05:00Thanks again Mary Ann.
Denis, I realized this mor...Thanks again Mary Ann.<br /><br />Denis, I realized this morning my seeming flower fixation. Maybe because I've been reading Proust off and on since October?<br /><br />Myrrh, that would be awesome. I want to see that notebook! What ever happened to Illusory Confections? I miss her blog.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-62230909316297765912010-03-04T18:44:07.475-05:002010-03-04T18:44:07.475-05:00Sounds exciting, Will! I will do my best to partic...Sounds exciting, Will! I will do my best to participate.<br /><br />It is interesting how both - seemingly unrelated - contest ideas deal with the realm of flowers.D.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07408526856637131616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-46183807726591582482010-03-04T17:42:06.166-05:002010-03-04T17:42:06.166-05:00Oh ho ho! I am going to do my very best to meet th...Oh ho ho! I am going to do my very best to meet this deadline! I actually have a notebook full of illustration ideas for Roussel's writings, as I've been planning on creating a collage animation based on scenes from <i>Impressions of Africa</i> and <i>Locus Solus</i> for a while now. (My plans have been derailed by an intense day-job schedule, but one day I will finish it!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189117330304506536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-35983609183279247892010-03-04T16:06:12.853-05:002010-03-04T16:06:12.853-05:00PS AND THIS IS DEEPLY ENGAGING SURREALISM WITH A V...PS AND THIS IS DEEPLY ENGAGING SURREALISM WITH A VENGEANCEMary Ann Cawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689882501107109019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-87030275597425314002010-03-04T16:05:03.783-05:002010-03-04T16:05:03.783-05:00I'm proud to have my translation from a while ...I'm proud to have my translation from a while back on this yummy blog!<br />Mary Ann CawsMary Ann Cawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689882501107109019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-4590942244021585342010-03-04T14:42:59.923-05:002010-03-04T14:42:59.923-05:00Blogger is having some issues and deleted my longe...Blogger is having some issues and deleted my longer response.<br /><br />So, short response: thanks! hope you can both contribute! I changed the due date to 3 weeks instead of 2.<br /><br />Billyjane -- love the Ernst. I had considered Masson's Flower-Girl, some Ernst, and Polish kids' books.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-34750128290717283812010-03-04T12:46:51.543-05:002010-03-04T12:46:51.543-05:00such a great story,and the picture is amazing;]
fi...such a great story,and the picture is amazing;]<br />first thing i think of when i read the title was this Ernst's collage;]<br />http://billyjane.tumblr.com/post/194880127/max-ernst-sixieme-cahier-vendredi-la-vue<br />If I come up with something in two weeks,will let you know,those prizes do sound tempting;]billyjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789768468319465071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-14058718501662974672010-03-04T08:42:50.253-05:002010-03-04T08:42:50.253-05:00awesome story.. I love your contest idea. I think ...awesome story.. I love your contest idea. I think the possibilities are endless.. (now lets see if I can come up with something in 2 wks)Kristin Forbes-Mullanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030289720755384436noreply@blogger.com