Talking of the Clangers…. this painting seems like it’s from a similar world, playful and mysterious, childlike but grown-up; and isn’t one of the challenges of being a grown-up? Hanging on to some of your playfulness and being fascinated by small things, like a child in a sandpit.
In fact don’t read this nonsense! – take some time to just look at the picture, let your mind wander if you want you can tell me what it makes you think of 🙂
(there’s a much bigger version here: Big One!)
I’m not big on nostalgia, but you can’t deny ‘The Clangers’ was great Children’s TV ; imaginative, and inviting imagination. Oliver Postgate provided a beautifully mysterious narration over a pretty avant-garde soundtrack; and it was, well poetic. I mean here’s a bit from the opening of this episode:
“this calm serene orb, sailing majestically among the myriad stars of the firmament”
… you know if you talk down to children you make them stupid.
Not bad role models either those Clangers. they were all about working together and figuring things out kindly; at least I think that’s what they were saying…
Tomorrow ‘The Teletubbies’ (I’m kidding)
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