Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Illustration Friday: "Sight"

"W-A-T-E-R"

One day in the spring of 1887 Helen Keller, then almost 7 years old, learned that there were names and words for everything.  Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, spelled the word "w-a-t-e-r" over and over into the palm of one of Helen's hands while running water over her other hand at the family pump.  Helen's world opened up and her life was changed forever.

I enjoyed reading about Helen this week while working on this illustration. Here are links to some of the sites I especially liked:

Helen Keller Kids Museum - Ask Keller
The Story of My Life.
Helen Keller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helen Keller Foundation for Research & Education

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13 comments:

  1. Elizabeth Rose StantonMay 23, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Helen Keller's story is so inspiring...and your wonderful illustration captures it beautifully! It's so classic! GREAT line work!

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  2. Khyati TrehanMay 24, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    Lovely line drawing

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  3. CallyMay 24, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    A wonderful illustration of an inspiring subject; their expressions are perfect!

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  4. Rob ColvinMay 24, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    You have a wonderful drawing style.

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  5. Iain RobinsonMay 24, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    This is a lovely, tender illustration...I especially like the way the teacher is drawn, seeming to be quite loose but with great control.

    I had forgotten about Helen Keller's story, thanks for the links.

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  6. Miranda MeeksMay 24, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    Beautiful illustration! I love Helen's expression.

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  7. tedschofMay 24, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    nice work!

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  8. Frances ConyMay 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM

    Hi

    You've chosen a very relevant subject matter and executed it beautifully. I like your drawing for 'Swamp' too.

    Thanks for commenting on my 'Sight'. I was so pleased with myself for putting the post up within 24 hours of the PREVIOUS one for 'Kernel'. Unfortunately, although I like the drawing it's not that interesting! However, YOU found something to say. The dots are from a scan of a T-shirt!

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  9. Stephen MacquignonMay 25, 2012 at 2:26 AM

    Beautiful
    very nice pen & ink

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  10. illustration poetryMay 31, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    very thoughtful :)

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  11. Sarah MellingJune 4, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    I love this scene in Helen Keller's life (as a child, I loved this scene in the movie, too)and you've illustrated it so well. You make such good choices with your compositions and your line weight...lovely.

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  12. RitaJuly 10, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Laurie, I'm just wandering around your blog for the first time and your work is so lovely. This is great! Even now weeks later I think it's the best illo for sight. Unique and beautiful!!

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2014 at 4:16 AM

    Had to come over and check out your blog because this drawing was GREAT!

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