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Estonian artist & illustrator Viive Noor. Her works explore fairy tales, folklore, textures and patterns.
Spirited Away was released 20 years ago today. Miyazaki said of the film: I do think we need fantasy. For those who are in their powerless childhood, when they feel helpless, fantasy has something to give them relief. Fantasy can confront the complicated reality.
Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse was published by Warne & Co in July 1910. It was the last of her 2 books a year, as she tended to her aging parents.
It's definitely been a Monday
(illustration by Beatrix Potter)
Oseam (2003) directed by Sung Baek-yeop is based on a novel by Korean author Jeong Chae-bong, who has described it as being a fairy tale for adults. It follows two orphans, Gami and Gilson, as they find a new home at a Mahayana Buddhist temple.
As a child, I would have absolutely loved to have had a friend like Hilda.
The true magic of Ghibli films is found in the ordinary things: a cup of tea, freshly baked bread, a meal, a garden, the natural world.