The Little Chimney Sweep by Kathryn Arruda

Kathryn Arruda
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Added 08 Mar 2006
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I was just having a little fun with paper and put this whimsical illustration together...there is Scottish lore about the chimney sweep being a lucky omen! If a bride passed one on the way to her wedding it signified good luck.It's claimed that the old fashioned chimney sweep had magical associations with the family & hearth which are the very heart of the home.I dedicate this one to my late, Uncle Gene, who was a modern day chimney cleaner & yes, he had red hair! :-)

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Gavin North 02 Apr 2008

This is so different, you have such a diverse range of talent Kathryn. I really like this piece i really like the composition and the texture and the story behind it, Excellent work

sheila stanley-powell 25 Feb 2008

i get flashes of "the water babies" and "mary poppins". by the way, that good luck issue- i think must be something that covers the entire British isles as my parents are english and it's part of their heritage and i know some welsh who believe it as well. beauiful work kathryn.

Kerra Lindsey 29 Jan 2007

A fine job done here putting this together. It must be quite time consuming with all of those details--even his proportions are correct--nice job! -Kerra