Before I even start my story click Photo Page to the left – Ed Swan posted a great sequence of a Rosebay flower – from bud to bloom.  Then return to read my story below.

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My Story:  Use Art to tell a story? Art who? Oh my, did they mean use a fake photograph to tell a story?

I debated with my self – Should I tell these stories – They may be too gruesome but I felt the message of the stories was relevant and important.  So, here goes. The titles of the two stories are:

  1. Listen to Your Doctor and Use Sun Screen
  2. Use your Doctor and Use Sun Screen

It is around 230 years since our country declared that we are independent!  That amounts to 45 presidents.  Why am I thinking about presidents?  I will tell you late .  Right now I am thinking about some of my winter activities – 1. The Writing CLub and 2. The Photo Club.  Maybe, I will start a third one: 3. The Storytelling-Photo Club

Anyway, I went to a web site that explains what newspaper writers say about story characteristics.  They said the story has to be: 

1.  relevant

2.  important

3.  entertaining

Then I studied a book, “Telling Stories With Art” – in particular art created using photos and PhotoShop.  The author of the book said the art has to have at least five elements to tell its story: 1. a character, 2. a moral, 3. a theme, 4. a conflict, 5. mood.

So what art should I create – what story should I tell?  In the last 230 years we humans have made so many advances – we had 45 presidents, well that is not important to this story – think about important things like: 230 years ago there was no internet to use for research, there was no PhotoShop, and our medical profession was still using witchcraft methods..

Medical professionals – That is it!  From fear to a smile.

I will create a piece of art that tells a story of what modern medicine can do for you,  one that urges you to use your medical professionals, and finally one that teaches you to use sun screen so that  your need to call on the  medical professionals will be reduced. 

The movement: – Sun screen in waste can, fear and sadness, the modern medical professionals, the sunscreen always handy, and finally a patch on the nose this time but a smile for the future!

I think my elements are relevant and important and I tried to make the photo entertaining.  Can you find; 1. a character, 2. a moral, 3. a theme, 4. a conflict, 5. mood.

I doubt if I will ever be a storytelling artist – but I had fun creating this one.

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Oh my – “THE END until next time”