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It all started with one of my ‘good morning’ tweets.
Good morning. pic.twitter.com/C4VnyMCGK7
— David Douglas Stuart (@bigkamo) January 23, 2020
I was living on the tiny island of Ogijima and I’d taken this photo on my way home after walking my daughter to school.
Just fourteen minutes after posting the photo a reply caught my eye.
this is so mysteriously beautiful. may I draw it please?
— funsize (@artefulex) January 23, 2020
I replied: “I’d be so pleased if you did!!”
She thanked me and another idea struck me.
And if you’re really keen you could take some time lapse video of you drawing it and a little selfie vision of you explaining why you wanted to draw it and I will make a short, punchy video to accompany it.
— David Douglas Stuart (@bigkamo) January 23, 2020
“I can definitely do that,” she replied.
“*This* is the content we need,” chipped in Derek Wessman.
A few weeks went by and I noticed this.
I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THIS ART PIECE THAT'S BEEN DRIVING ME INSANE
— funsize (@artefulex) February 10, 2020
I had to ask if it was what I thought it was.
“Yes it is!!”
She sent me a time-lapse video of her drawing the picture and an audio clip of her describing her thoughts when she first saw the photo.
Then I took all the ingredients into my virtual kitchen and cooked up a video nugget.