Takeya Trayer

Gebundenes Buch

The Night Before Xmas

Beschreibung

The Night Before Xmas is a modern day tribute to a one hundred year old poem "The Night Before Christmas," by Clement Clarke Moore. That poem has popularized the many aspects that we celebrate during the Christmas Holiday. As our present day Christmas realizes into something vastly different than what it originated as we should reimagine those changes in our stories. The images and interpretations of Santa (Klaus) in the book represent the growing variations of an interpopulated multicultural society. Trayer's version The Night Before Xmas is consciously designed to be as inclusive as it is satirical. It paradoxically is anti discriminatory showing that online shopping doesn't care what ethnicity, culture, religion you're from, it's open for you. While also sharing a message of being open and accepting of others. The eclectic cut out style illustrations used are magazine, newsprint and museum inspired. The idyllic illustrations are created from digitally edited hand drawn images, AI enhanced backgrounds and paper collage, The combination of traditional art methods and futuristic help imply what the current human population is devoted to. The Poem is original, written and adapted by Takeya Trayer, not AI generated.

Autor

Born in Pennsylvania to interracial parents, a DNA test later revealed my roots to be even more global than I imagined. I've always felt like a child of the world. Before becoming a parent, my art was bold, dramatic, and provocative-but in hindsight, it lacked the depth that helps art to be engaging and resonant over time. Being a parent has led me to noticing more subtleties in myself, others and the natural world around me. That realization of imperfections is also a realization of diversity that is intricately woven. The metaphors hold truths creatively. In 2010, after the birth of my first child, I received the Art and Change Award from the Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia. That support allowed me to write books and scripts, and mount a solo show-all while raising my children at home. It was a time of joy and relentless creativity, despite limited resources.My first self-published book, My Mommy Is My Daddy, came from that period. I illustrated it with my non-dominant hand, mimicking the innocent style I saw in my children's drawings. Later, with a grant from Creative Pinellas in Florida, I re-released the book in color with cut paper collage illustrations. Collage, to me, speaks to life's layers-raw, textured, imperfect, and real.My work spans mediums and geographies: painting exhibitions and spoken word in Pennsylvania, fashion and fine art in California, collage, puppetry, and stop motion animation in Florida. In 2024, I was awarded a residency with Greenbook and exhibited in St. Pete's WADA district. I also joined the Arts Annual at Creative Pinellas and connected with WeArt for mentorship.Currently my creativity is thriving and I am attempting to reimagine my unfinished work. I'm inspired by traditional and futuristic ways of making, sharing, and interacting with art-seeking not just to express, but to connect and engage on a deeper level.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Takeya Trayer
• Seitenzahl: 24
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781737285045
• ISBN-10: 1737285045
• Artikelnr.: 75516138