Christmas happened. Ida (almost seven months) scored well with gifts. Her favourite was the wrapping on the big box.
One of the truly special gifts was a book called a Welcome to the Zoo by Alison Jay.
It is a wordless story book. Alison's work is rich with stories within stories, intriguing personalities, and beautiful imagery.
The thing that struck me the most was the unspoken freedom I had to create my own stories. This is partly due to the lack of words but more-so to the rich content of the illustrations.
Albums can be like this. In fact they should be! We want our albums to tell many stories so that they will endure time and fashion to become the catalyst for many memories but still be personal to the viewer.
Cheers
Johannes