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Crankie Art and Music
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The first is a crankie based on the old song "The North Wind will Blow" completed in 2024.  The next is my crankie version of this ballad which goes at least back to 1744, called Cock Robin, this among many others was passed along to whoever cared to listen and remember. The third is an original story about my grandfathers last weeks. The crankie is an art form going back before radio and TV. You can find beautiful examples done with quilting and on paper. I was inspired by the amazing work of Anna and Elizabeth. This one is backlit and frontlit to give the luminous quality. I was haunted by these lyrics and the tune. The theme of the unjust death, the community united around mourning the loss of the beloved among us. Some believe this refers to Robin Hood, others think it refers to the death of King William II (see the wiki article for details). Mourning loss and injustice, the death of our beloved members seems to me a very human response to tragedy and possibly the start to positive and lasting change.
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