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Submitted: December 1, 2009
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with all the world beneath meby ~xdragonflyx

Digital Art / Paintings & Airbrushing / Illustrations / Storybook

Prints available upon request. Please note me if interested.

This piece belongs to the body of work for my B.F.A. Senior Exhibit. It features an original childrens' story of mine about a girl's little plush toy who finds adventure when accidentally left in the woods. ^^

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Artist/Show Statement:

Lost.

The dreaded moment when a child realizes that her beloved plush toy is missing. But he’s more than just a toy to her. He has a name. He has a personality. He has fears, dreams, and emotions. And now he’s slipped away from her protective embrace, left alone to face such a big and unfamiliar world. Who will tuck him in at night? Who will share their cookies with him? And more importantly, who is going to hug him when he’s afraid?

A lost plush toy can be very traumatic for a child. The world is still new and oftentimes challenging, and it’s easy for such displacement to be projected from toy to child when that toy is an extension of the child. Children need to be comforted and reassured, and in turn they feel the need to comfort and reassure their stuffed friends. When a faux fur friend becomes lost, the child becomes distressed because a part of her is facing the world alone.

But should she be distressed? What if the world isn’t such a scary place, after all? What if he isn’t alone and neglected, but surrounded by a new set of friends? An unfortunate event could easily be an opportunity of a lifetime. Sooner or later, those who are lost are going to be…

...Found.

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with all the world beneath me by ~xdragonflyx - You have to look at her amazing gallery! ( Suggested by =Merides and Featured by `archanN )

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~marinasmaggie Dec 11, 2011

I very much appreciate how serious a child's story can be. Most "adults" find a child's issues to be so immature and irrelevant to their life... nonsense. But I think we as adults or parents should pay more attention to those issues since its those are ones that shape a child's life as it grows. Those things that seem so minor to adults, is everything to children and when those things go missing or don't ever happen, it is as though they are missing a part of life. Companionship, understanding and a feeling of security. I think you should write children's books, or guideline books for parents!

*Angie-Pictures Aug 1, 2011

Beautiful work. Congratulations to the DD.

My ladybugs ... My flowers

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~xdragonflyx Mar 27, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Thank you! ^^

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~GoldenGirls Mar 12, 2011

I adore the way you've coloured the trees, and the way you worked all those little animals into the bundle of branches. Awesome work!

xxxx

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~kayxxox Jan 20, 2011

This is quite beautiful. This kind of work really inspires me as an artist. Thank you

*waughtercolors Jul 25, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

Absolutely, wonderfully endearing.

~xdragonflyx Jul 27, 2010 Professional Digital Artist

Thank you!

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*waughtercolors Jul 27, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

My pleasure.

~taobunny Jul 12, 2010

I want a plush toy that looks like that!!! Adorable!!!

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