Sunday, September 15, 2024

Mallat. The Picture that Mom Drew

The Picture that Mom Drew is a children's book by Kathy Mallat, with art by the author and photographs by Bruce McMillan, published in 1997. It is available at the Internet Archive.

As you can see, the lines in the chain are all short, but they are presented with some creative typography, which is obviously very appropriate for this simple story about a painting:

And here is the final picture, as shown in a photograph of the picture showing her two daughters on the beach:

There are technical notes about Kathy Mallat's tools in the back of the book, along with a glossary of the technical terms in the chain:

It's not the most exciting story, but it is definitely a different kind of take on the Jack chain.

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