Project # 15 - Kate Greenaway Toy Theatre

For those of you who saw my post about my score at the antique store - here is my first project using some of those images. For those of you who missed that post, I found some amazing Kate Greenaway illustrations from a first edition copy of Marigold Garden. I wanted to do something special with these images, so I took inspiration again from my theatre training and made a Kate Greenaway toy theatre! The scenic backdrop was painted by me, but all the other images I used came from my "new" Kate Greenaway illustrations - they are so cute! The images I used all came from different pages but I think they all look like they go together in my idyllic little scene. I've taken lots of photos to show the depth of the theatre. I'm very pleased with it - what do you think?

Front view. Even the floral garlands on the front of the stage are from the Kate Greenaway book.

Top view - this shows the depth of the stage. I had a proscenium arch that I was going to use but decided that this particular toy theatre looks better without it.

View from the front slightly to the side. Notice the girls chasing the little dog - they weren't originally in the same illustration together.

This side view helps show the depth of the stage. The elements on stage can all be moved around. Perhaps I will scan and print some other images so that there are even more stage elements to choose from.

Another view of the stage.

The little girl peeking out from the manicured shrubbery is in focus in this picture.

I like this picture showing one of the little girls in front in focus - this picture helps you imagine what it would be like to be on this tiny stage!