I chose August: Osage County for this assignment, randomly. I read the play and took visual notes as I read. Approaching conceptually felt a little bit unnatural at first but as I continued I started understanding its power. For me the most valuable lesson was trusting and following the process. Looking forward to the conceptual narrative.

My thumbnails for The Crucible. I'm not sure I fully tackled the process of the word stacks and vs links - That's where I started and it worked to get things moving and to look for imagery and then after that it was a lot of thumb nailing different icons and seeing what they would do for the text. I'm not entirely sure I could nail down each thumbnail to a particular 'vs' word pairing - but I chose these 3 thumbs as being very different interpretations. 01 showing authoritarianism and fear - 02 showing the human drama and duality of Pitchfork as farm tool and witch-hunt symbol - 03 taking a more abstract approach and focusing on the detail of the frog - an innocent victim , standing in for all the innocent human lives that were condemned.

"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams I fixated on the idea of desertion. Left: In the tom Wingfield, wishing to flee the situation he's in. Deserting family, hoping for a better life. In his mind/hairline, I carved a maze. Symbolising the hopeless escape he faces. Middle: Laura Wingfield, alone abandoned. In her sorrow, all she can do in curl up in despair. In a darkness of wallowing. Right: Laura and Jim O'Connor, pictured together. Or so it seems. In her mind, Laura wishes for marriage, but is only faces by a man who isn't there, leaving, disappearing. She sees herself in her wedding gown, she knows her wedding day will never come, yet she wears it, to feel. The disappointment is shown by her clenched fists, and saddened expression. In all images, I subtly portrayed the shape of a unicorn horn. In a way, a symbol of hope, if only they could make it through.

Ok, so I've taken a bit of a break And here I am back at it!) I went with The Crucible Great staff! Loved the play and the movie is also great! Of course, it is a complex thing that raises a lot of questions and themes While I was plowing away few symbols kept on returning and I wanted to hit it from a superstition winning over reality - lies over truth 1. It is a specific scene from the play - where a doll is used to frame an innocent person. And justice is overpowered by a lie (and justice at the time was also a religion - so there it loses on a scale) 2. Here, I attempted to bring together somewhat a wolf in sheep's clothing - a “holly” girl shutting up / manipulating everyone around with lies, religion and ultimately sending people to death (her hands are covered in blood in all sorts of ways) 3. And here “justice” destroyed itself (since the judicial system back then - was the church, but here it went against itself in a way - innocent people died because the law was tampered with)

Title: The Stranger (L’Etranger) Author: Albert Camus Client: Philosophical Cover page or initial illustration Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(Camus_novel) Synopsis: The story follows Meursault, an indifferent settler in French Algeria, who, weeks after his mother's funeral, kills an unnamed Arab man in Algiers and goes to trial.

I choose 'The Worth of Wild Ideas', the editorial choice in contrast with the book assignment I did previously. I was inspired by DADA, as it was 'wild' art at the time and now considered the norm in advertising. I kept the layout close to the original, substituting a baby with a DNA diagram instead of the model with the violin marks. The baby emphasises DNA being passed on through our genes. The search the DNA along with the discovery is now invaluable. The second option uses, common concepts combined, the King in chess, a lion as the king, the thinker pose by Rodin and barcoding for wealth. Out of my three choices I think this one is the easiest to read. The third option 'Multiplying Dandy Lions, appeals to me for natural remedies and simple production. I use a pill to substitute the centre of the Dandy Lion with multiple pills in the flying seeds. Since doing the drawing I have learned the Dandy Lions are very good for bees and should be left growing as long as possible, another wild idea to explore in the production of honey.

I chose "The Crucible" (first time reading it, and I ended up reading the whole play front to back in one go). What stuck out to me most about the work was the idea of Authority vs. Individualism, and how there were a lot of ways in which the lines were blurred between what people in the town considered Justice and Villainy (sin). I ended up going with a lot of religious imagery to reflect this discourse in the thumbnails. No. 1) I went with goats because livestock, but also Baphomet No. 2) I wanted to play around with the idea of how Abigail drinks blood in the woods, but in church don't people also drink red wine (because the point is for it to be a stand-in for blood, right)? Not sure if it was too much to stack on top, but I wanted to do something with the reflection in the liquid, so I put in the poppet instead of a person in the glass. No. 3) Originally, I wanted to express how one of the characters wanted to fly out of the window, but what I actually ended up drawing was a kind of religious imagery where one person is spread out in a cross-shape on top of the judge's podium. Very much enjoyed this assignment!!

100 Years of Solitude While I loved the storytelling and ‘magic’ of this book, I know I’ve just scratched the surface of the symbolism that in contains. One day when I read through again, I will hopefully have a much more developed statement behind these comps. But for now - words and some symbols mainly around trees and pig tails.

The thems that stood out to me were, Acusation vs. Vindication. using the imagery in the Crucible i found the contrast between the acusatory theocracy and freedom that the young women find in the rituals of withchcraft intresting. in my first 2 thumbnails (varions on the same idea) i have the young woman emerging from the hens egg held up by toad like legs. the village in miniture is perched on the back of the fragile egg. she holds a small candle representing a guiding light as she attempts to escape the egg. the second thumbnail is that of a judge holding court mixed with a slowly melting candle, the judge and stand are both made from wax that is slowly melting as primal figures dance in its light.

I chose the theme Reality vs. Escapism/Illusions. The play is set in the 1930s–40s, during the Great Depression and a time of great hardship. I felt that each of the three characters had their own way of escaping from the harsh realities of life: Tom through his poetry and the movies, Laura through her glass collection, and Amanda through memories of her youth as a beautiful young woman. I wanted to explore the contrast between harsh reality and the dreams and illusions they each retreated into. I focused particularly on Tom and was drawn to the theme of reality being represented by factories, chimneys, ladders, rooftops, bricks, and late-night lit windows—while illusions were symbolized by smoke, as a metaphor for lightness, dreaminess, and escape. I didn’t manage to produce three thumbnails that I was completely happy with, but I chose the two strongest ones. I also think that If I took these further I would add more details and icons. I really liked getting going with the words, but I quickly noticed that I deviated from my wordstacks and I also came up with totally different ideas. Is it efficient to work with tangents or ideas that just pop up in ones head? Or will they lose detail and lose connection to a strong theme?

I chose The Crucible. I did quite a bit of research and interpretation, as I felt the need for a strong foundation to properly deliver on such a delicate and topical subject. I assume that much of this work and guidance would typically be provided by an art director. However, being set loose on my own, I just tried to think as loudly as possible. I bent the rules a bit and included the color red instead of just neutral greys in the drafts. The use of red seemed to be a given for multiple reasons (the Red Scare, fascist flags, blood, etc.) and, since it was literally just a single click away in Photoshop, I couldn't resist. Since I worked with themes of oppression, religion, and sexuality, I would like to issue a CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING.

I chose The Glass Menagerie. There were themes of nostalgia and regret. Feeling trapped and yearning for escape. I tried playing with the Victrola as a symbol for nostalgia and the glass figures as memory. In one of the thumbnails I made Laura the glass figure. The shape of the windows and display case. Themes were nostalgia vs regret. Feeling trapped vs yearning for freedom. This was tough for sure.

Production: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller Theater Company: Various Page Size: 24 x 36 inches In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote, The Crucible. He wrote it in response to McCarthyism, which ended in 1954. It was a pertinent and brave piece of literature regarding the times he lived in. Reading this play in 2025, 72 years on, I found his message is as relevant now as then. The plight of two women, Abigail Williams and Tituba, interested me, because both were outsiders. Abigail is a young, attractive woman, an orphan, who witnessed her parents being killed. She lives with her embittered uncle, who is the village minister. Abigail remains infatuated with her former employer after having an affair with him. Initially, Abigail tries to control the narrative. Events overtake her, to survive she lies and breaks societal norms. In contrast, Tituba, is a mature woman from Barbados. Tituba is the minister’s slave, removed from her own country, family, and culture; she has Western ideas imposed on her. Yet Tituba still has the resilience to go to the woods to dance, sing and make spells. Tituba, because of her marginalised status, is the first to be accused of witchcraft. Tituba has no choice but to resort to deception to navigate her precarious circumstances. Theme:- Hypocrisy, fear, repression vs candor, rational, authentic

I've chosen "100 years Old Solitude". Not because I enjoy magical realism. It's because it's the last one I've read. I haven't watched the tv show. Too many images, symbols, themes is my head. So Step by step? Ok. Let's start with the words: There are so many. I must remember Hundley's advice: telling us not to complicate too much. But which one(s) to choose?