COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
The hen with the golden feathers
Creator:
Lund, Heather Justine
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Illustration
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Illustration
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
For this thesis, I chose to illustrate a 32 page children’s book based on the musical
Persian tale “Khoroos Zari Pirhan Pari” which roughly translates to “The Hen with the
Golden Feathers.” This story captivates me in many ways. The featured characters are
3 friends: a hen (Khoroos), a cat (Gorbeh), and a crow (Callogh) who run into trouble
with a crafty fox (Roobah). A major target market of mine is children’s illustration, which
made this an ideal venture to aid in my career goals. A sub goal of this book was to
incorporate some bilingual elements to spark the young reader’s interest in learning
another language, in this case Farsi. Various words throughout the book are translated
from English to Farsi as a way for readers to learn their first Farsi words. I also felt
creating a children’s book based on a tale from Iran is a way to sever some
misconceptions about Iranian culture and how people might think American and Iranian
cultures differ. This story is extremely reminiscent of many classic Western tales, which
might come as a surprise to many American/Western readers and hopefully act as a
small bridge between cultures.
Persian tale “Khoroos Zari Pirhan Pari” which roughly translates to “The Hen with the
Golden Feathers.” This story captivates me in many ways. The featured characters are
3 friends: a hen (Khoroos), a cat (Gorbeh), and a crow (Callogh) who run into trouble
with a crafty fox (Roobah). A major target market of mine is children’s illustration, which
made this an ideal venture to aid in my career goals. A sub goal of this book was to
incorporate some bilingual elements to spark the young reader’s interest in learning
another language, in this case Farsi. Various words throughout the book are translated
from English to Farsi as a way for readers to learn their first Farsi words. I also felt
creating a children’s book based on a tale from Iran is a way to sever some
misconceptions about Iranian culture and how people might think American and Iranian
cultures differ. This story is extremely reminiscent of many classic Western tales, which
might come as a surprise to many American/Western readers and hopefully act as a
small bridge between cultures.
Publisher:
Atlanta, Ga. : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-08
Format:
PDF: 36 p. : ill