Category Archives: Collage
Old Mother Hubbard
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of six digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Old Mother Hubbard is said to allude to the famous Cardinal Wolsey. He was the most important statesman of […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, digital art, dog, History, illustration, nursery rhyme, old mother hubbard, photoshop
Ring a Ring o’Roses
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Ring a Ring o’Roses is said to date back to the Great Plague of London in 1665 during the […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, digital art, dog, english, illustration, nursery rhyme, photoshop, roses, skeleton
Jack & Jill
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Jack and Jill refer to King Louis XVI who was beheaded (lost his crown) followed by his Queen Marie […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, cats, digital art, French revolution, History, illustration, Mary Antoinette, nursery rhyme, photoshop
Grand Old Duke of York
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. The Grand old Duke of York is said to date back to the Plantagenet dynasty in the 15th century […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, digital, dog, english, History, illustration, nursery rhyme, old, photoshop
Little Boy Blue
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Little Boy Blue is said to refer to Cardinal Wolsey and the reign of King Henry VIII. Wolsey was […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: animals, art, art print, digital art, elephant, History, illustration, lion, nursery rhyme, photoshop
Three Blind Mice
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Three Blind Mice refers to three noblemen during the reign of Queen Mary I. They were convicted of plotting […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: animals, art, art print, digital art, english, illustration, mouse, nursery rhyme, photoshop, top hat
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Mary Mary Quite Contrary is said to have been based on Queen Mary I, or Bloody Mary. The garden […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, bulldog, digital art, english, History, illustration, nursery rhyme, photoshop
Georgie Porgie
by Hanna Waite
The Nursery Rhyme series is a set of eight digital collages created using hand drawn imagines which are then assembled in the computer and converted into vector graphics. The series was created in 2011 and inspired by the idea that traditional English Nursery Rhymes may originally have been based on historical people and events, disguised as satirical propaganda or political protest. Georgie Porgie has been said to be based on the relationship between King James I and his handsome courtier […]
Categories: Collage • Tags: art, art print, digital art, Georgie Porgie, History, illustration, nursery rhyme, photoshop, pig
