Key to terms used in physical descriptions
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The project is contained in a blue plastic ringbinder, with a slightly textured surface. It is a little grubby, very slightly torn at one of the corners and, at the back, there is a slit down the side, alongside the spine, where the plastic is coming away, revealing the cardboard structure underneath; this suggests that the binder has been used before, and that it may have been filled very full, and as a result, become strained. Inside the binder, the pages consist mostly of sheets of faintly lined A4 filepaper, with a few plain white sheets, all enclosed in transparent plastic sleeves.
Most of the writing and all page numbers (very tiny, bottom right) are in fine black felt tip (this can be assumed unless otherwise indicated in the page notes); alterations are made very carefully, using tippex. One page is wordprocessed. Felt tips and crayons in a range of bright colours are also applied, in a variety of ways; the variety is kept in check within the bounds of a very systematic approach in which particular tools and techniques are used for specific purposes. For example, all sub-headings signposting diary entries are written using 3 coloured crayons against a white background, with each letter written 3 times, overlayed in red,orange and pink crayon. Similarly, section titles are framed and written in a medium thickness black felt tip, on top of crayon, which is blended and applied thickly to form a densely coloured background; the manner in which the letters are written may vary, for example, on one page, a template has been used, and in another the letters are drawn to look like cactus plants, and the background may be shaded in different ways, to create subtle or softly contrasting ‘rainbow’ effects; however, the substance used, in each case, remains the same.
Different materials and techniques have also been used for the drawings. Maps are produced using pencil (very lightly, for outlining), crayon (different densities for shading), and different thicknesses of felt tip (for outlining, indicating boundaries, and shading) to create varied effects. Most drawings include crayon; pencil may also be used for outlining, shading, or detail; fine felt tip is occasionally used for outlines. Framing is usually in medium thickness black felt tip, but sometimes in crayon.
The project also contains a range of ‘imported’ materials: magazine cuttings, postcards, photos of various shapes and sizes, and a visitor’s pass, stuck down firmly with glue (this can be assumed unless otherwise stated in page notes); two small copper coins, attached with bluetack; a small sticker; unfolding ‘booklets’ of postcards and pictures, and an airline ticket, all loosely inserted.
Altogether, the project is very substantial physically, not just in terms of the amount of textual material, but in the range of substances and techniques used for inscription, which make it particularly interesting. It seems as if the child has really enjoyed using the materials, trying to achieve varied visual effects, by applying different physical techniques. It is also very neatly presented and the pages are well protected.
(cover page and page 6 only) note_lan query????
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The front cover has been created by sticking a piece of A4 paper onto the plastic surface; a postcard, and 4 narrow strips, cut out off the edges of photographs, have been stuck onto the paper, with glue. The paper is coming loose at the bottom right hand corner.
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The title is in fairly fine felt tip; each letter has been written in a different colour, but linked to the next, as if it was written in a continuous stroke; it has been underlined in the same way, but using the colours in the reverse sequence. The wriggly lines linking words on left to numbers on right are drawn using the same pens and following the same sequence of colours as in the title.
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Background to title is shaded horizontally, in blue, green and yellow crayon blended together to create a ‘rainbow’ effect. In the map the coastal boundary is in fine pencil, the internal boundaries in fine felt tip. Different kinds of crayons appear to have been used and different strokes used for shading (some areas very light, others more heavy).
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This page is wordprocessed on plain white paper. It contains imported material: a magazine cutting attached firmly with glue.
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Background to title is shaded diagonally, in yellow, red, pink and (possibly) orange crayon, blended together to create a ‘rainbow’ effect. The writing below is in a thicker felt tip than on the other pages.
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Background to title is shaded, more or less vertically, in yellow, blue and two shades of green, blended together to create a ‘rainbow’ effect. The frames have been carefully ruled, and attention paid to neatening off the corners; the top of the title frame has extended further than required (top right), but has not been tippexed out. In the writing, fourth line up from the bottom, part of the underlining (below the word ‘population’) has been tippexed out and there is a rough blob of tippex beneath the word ‘per’, indicating alteration to earlier draft (from the reverse side, the number 25 is visible). The fine felt tip marks at the bottom of the page appear to be accidental.
page 6 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 5)
The title has been outlined in green crayon, so that the white letters are formed by the uncoloured surface of the white paper. The heavy shading around the letters disguises the hard outline; the shading becomes softer towards the edge of the page. A darker green has been used to draw the plants. The framing has been very carefully drafted (a fine ruled pencil line extends down the page on the right side). The words ‘NORTH’ and ‘AMERICA’ have been written using a thick, soft pencil, and a heavy stroke. The stripes of the flag have been very carefully and heavily shaded, in red crayon. The map has been outlined quite firmly in pencil and softly shaded with crayon: green blended with yellow, which gradually deepens and lightens again as it moves southwards; the sea is depicted with short strokes following the shape of the coastline; the shading creates a soft, misty effect.
page 7 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 6)
The work is on plain white paper. The map has been outlined first in pencil, then in felt tip; areas of water (rivers and sea) are depicted in turquoise felt tip; land is shaded in crayon: green and yellow, softly blended in a similar way to the previous page; geological features are depicted in black and red felt tip over the pencil outline. Arrows are in orange felt tip. The drawing at the bottom of the page is in crayon and felt tip; tippex is visible beneath these materials (they haven’t taken very well on top of the tippex) indicating alteration to work in the area of the mountain range, in an earlier draft.
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This page contains imported material: a postcard, framed with two lines of felt tip. The frame appears to have been ruled first in pencil, then felt tip; the thick black lines make the paper between them appear whiter than the rest of the page, giving the impression that the postcard has been mounted on white paper, which is not the case. There are very tiny black marks on the edge of the postcard, indicating that it was attached before the lines of the frame were drawn.
page 9 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 8)
The background to the title is shaded, heavily, in different directions, in pink, orange and red, blended together to create a soft, dense, ‘rainbow’ effect. The map has been drawn in pencil, the coast outlined in black felt tip and the rest of the work done in crayon. Tippex beneath the word ‘Mexico’ (in first line of key) indicates alteration to earlier draft; the letters ‘Calif’ are visible on the reverse side, indicating that the child began to write ‘California’ then, half way through the word, realised she had made a mistake, and made the correction.
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The colour of the sea is represented by a dense blend of green and blue crayon, applied using heavy, overlayed strokes. The same green and blue are used in the small drawing below, but applied separately, using a lighter, softer stroke. The words ‘hanging valley’ have been written in two layers of felt tip, on top of the crayon.
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This page contains imported material: a large (7"x4") glossy photo.
page 12 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 11)-
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Crayon is used for all the drawing and colouring on this page; the letters in ‘CALIFORNIA’ are in different coloured crayons. Tippex is used to make some corrections: on the second line, a letter appears to have been removed after ‘ow’ ( ‘owe’ is visible from the reverse) and the word ‘say’ has been rewritten (it was ‘call’ in the last draft) - these alterations reflect both serious thought about sound-symbol relationships and careful choice of metalanguage; tippex beneath the number 3, in line 10, indicates another correction (the number 21 is visible from the reverse).
page 14 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 13)
The background to the title is shaded, in yellow, green and blue crayon, blended together, using strokes going in different directions, to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The drawings have all been outlined in pencil (except for the tree) and shaded very carefully, in crayon. The seal has been redrawn in black felt tip, over the detailed pencil draft. Frames have been ruled, firstly in pencil, then in felt tip.
page 15 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 14)
Frames have been ruled, firstly in pencil, then in felt tip, but curved corners of the car number plate have been carefully drawn by hand. The screws have been drawn in pencil: small crosses in a heavy stroke, using a sharp pencil, on top of a softer, paler, round dot. The lines across the top of the plate have been ruled using an extremely sharp, fine pencil. The writing in the plate has been drafted in pencil (not so sharp this time), except for ‘The Golden State’ which is just in orange crayon. The tiny drawings (top and bottom) may not be very clear on the scan: the grapes are delicately drawn in blue and pink crayon, the sky in blue, pink and orange, the trees in two shades of green, the water in blue and the hills in green; the wine glass is outlined in pencil and the buildings in black felt tip. The zig-zag frame is in two lines of yellow and red crayon. There is a small blob of tippex at the end of the number 4,000, four lines up from the bottom (a closing bracket has been removed, indicating the decision to add the words ‘years old’ to the sentence).
page 16 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 15)
The frame has been ruled, firstly in pencil, then in felt tip. The car is the only drawing outlined in pencil; the others are drawn in crayon. The words ‘SANTA FE COAL have been written in fine black felt tip over crayon, on the side of the train (this may not be clear in the scan). The boats in the port are very heavily worked in fine black felt tip, resulting in a glossy appearance. The windows in the planes are depicted using pencil lines on top of the crayon. The ultra violet rays (bottom left) are drawn using two crayons: a stroke of blue and a stroke of pink, juxtaposed in one line and overlapping in the others. The words ‘VERY HOT’ (bottom left) have been written in black felt tip and red and yellow crayon: red for the vertical sections of the letters and yellow for the horizontal bits.
page 17 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 16)
The frame has been ruled, firstly in pencil, then in felt tip. The climate chart has been drafted in pencil, then re-ruled in crayon, using a mixture of colours (ie starting with yellow and blending into orange, then red; or vice versa); the shading in the chart follows the same pattern. Crayon is used for the drawings: the land is green and the sky blue; in the cartoon figures at the top, felt tip is used on top of crayon to create detail. The faces lower down, which appear to be beneath the writing (difficult to tell for sure) have been very lightly drawn, in slightly different ways: only the eyes and lips of the face on the left and the outline of the face on the right are in pencil, but they are both coloured in crayon; the hair of the one on the left is yellow (may not be clear on the scan).
There are a few alterations: tippex beneath the word ‘has’, in the line below the chart, points to alteration (the word ‘had’ is visible from the reverse, indicating a change of tense); in the following line a blob of tippex beneath the letter ‘U’ in ‘US’ covers the letter ‘W’ in the previous draft; four lines further down, a blob at the end of the word ‘population’ covers the letter ‘s’, indicating a change from plural to singular form; in the next line, two commas have been deleted at either side of the comma in the number 3,100 (it appears previously to have been ‘Arizona,31,00’ – but the first ‘comma’ could just be a mark caused by a slip of the pen –it’s not very clear). A fine strip of tippex between the frames (bottom left) indicates that the line of the upper frame was accidentally continued right the way down and then had to be deleted.
page 18 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 17)
This page contains imported material: a glossy postcard, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip.
page 19 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 18)
The background to the title is lightly shaded in orange, red and blue crayon. The left and lower edge of the frame have been drawn using three strokes, whereas the other edges have been constructed using single strokes. The page contains imported material: two glossy photos. There is a tiny blob of tippex above the top photo; it appears to be covering a small dark mark (looks as if it could be just a flaw in the paper).
page 20 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 19)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
Tippex beneath several words indicates alteration to vocabulary: eg ‘grandparents’’ changed to ‘grandpa’s’ (line 1), ‘drapes’ replaces ‘dawning’ (10 lines up from bottom of page). The letter ‘H’ beneath the ‘G’ in ‘Gatwick suggests the child started to write ‘Heathrow’; ‘Z’ beneath ‘N’ in ‘New Zealand’ suggests that the word ‘New’ was missed out initially. Another alteration has been made by writing the correction on a small strip of paper and sticking this over the earlier draft (line 10: word ‘start’ replaces ‘end’).
page 21 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 20)
In the drawings, only crayon is used here, no pencil.
page 22 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 21)
In the drawings, only crayon is used here, no pencil.
page 23 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 22)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). This page contains imported material: a glossy photo. The words have been carefully fitted into the available space down the side of the photo.
page 24 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 23)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
This page contains imported material: a glossy photo. There is a long strip of tippex most of the way along the line, 3 lines below the photo, where a whole line of writing has been removed. The earlier draft (visible from the reverse): ‘For more information see the (2 illegible words) leaflet’.
page 25 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 24)
This page contains imported material: a glossy postcard, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip.
page 26 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 25)
The background to the title is shaded in yellow, red and orange crayon, lightly blended together to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The drawing is in crayon, with grey background in pencil.
page 27 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 27)
This page contains imported material: a glossy photo
page 28 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 27)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
The drawing is outlined in pencil and very carefully shaded in crayon; the crayon is blended together to create a dense impression of rich, deep colour, particularly on the back of the duck (a mixture of two shades of green) and on its breast (a mixture of pink and blue). It looks as if the drawing was intended to fit on the page, but did not quite fit (the child appears to have decided to limit the reader’s view, rather than compromise on accuracy regarding proportion). A blob of tippex at end of word ‘missionary’ (5 lines up from bottom) indicates alteration to earlier draft (it was previously ‘missionaries’).
page 29 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 28)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
Drawings are in crayon, except for the plate, which is in pencil.
page 30 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 29)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
Tippex beneath words ‘Padre Junipero Serra’ ( 4 lines down below ‘6th March’) indicate alteration to earlier draft.
page 31 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 30)
This page contains imported material: two ‘booklets’ of glossy postcards and pictures, loosely inserted on a white sheet (they can be taken out and unfolded by the reader) and a piece of card torn off the first booklet and stuck onto the page at the top, to provide the title.
page 32 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 31)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). The page contains imported material: part of a glossy postcard, which has had a piece cut off at the bottom (this is only evident when seen from the reverse: the words on the back of the card have been partially cut off). The words have been carefully positioned to fit in the available space up the side of the postcard.
page 33 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 32)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
This page contains imported material: a small, round, white sticker; it is soft, grubby, and crumpled around the edge, and the top layer is beginning to peal off -lots of signs of wear and tear. (Note: the child’s comments express her assumption that the reader is going to notice these physical features!). A blobs of tippex at end of words ‘van’ (4 lines up from bottom) and ‘Costco’ (next line down) indicate alteration to earlier draft: removal of final bracket after ‘van’, and letter ‘s’at end of ‘Costco’.
page 34 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 33)
This page contains imported material: a postcard, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip (several lines, creating a thicker frame than usual, especially along the bottom edge)
page 35 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 34)
The background to the title is shaded in yellow, red and blue crayon, lightly blended together to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The letters of the title have been drafted in pencil; some lines are still visible beneath the felt tip. The drawing is in crayon, very carefully shaded, mostly using soft strokes, except for the blue outline, and the orange of the stamen, which are more heavily worked.
page 36 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 35)
This page contains imported material: a postcard, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip.
Some words appear slightly squashed, in space at side of postcard.
page 37 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 36)
The drawings are in pencil, with background shading in orange and brown crayon, more heavily blended towards the body of the animal.
page 38 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 37)
The drawings are in pencil, with background shading in orange and brown crayon, more heavily blended towards the body of the animal.
page 39 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 39)
The drawing is in pencil, with background shading in orange and brown crayon, more heavily blended towards the body of the animal.
page 40 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 39)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
page 41 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 40)
This page contains imported material: two large (7"x4") glossy photos, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip (carefully positioned, to leave a narrow gap between the edge of the postcard and the frame, unlike previous pages).
page 42 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 41)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). The drawing has been lightly outlined in pencil; most of it is softly shaded in a mixture of different coloured crayons (yellow, red, blue, overlayed and blended together), except for the dark crevice in the rocks, and the kangaroo rat’s eyes, which are shaded carefully and heavily, in pencil, to create strong contrast, so that the crevice appears deep, and the whites of the eyes stand out clearly.
page 43 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 42)
This page contains imported material: a long (10"x4") glossy photo, framed with ruled lines in black felt tip.
page 44 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 43)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
page 45 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 44)
This page contains imported material: a glossy postcard, framed with a ruled line in black felt tip.
page 46 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 45)
The background to the title is shaded horizontally, in red, yellow, blue and green crayon, blended together to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The letters of the title have geen carefully structured, with several strokes of felt tip used to make the left side appear thicker (producing a slight ‘3D’ effect). In the map, internal boundaries are in pencil; external boundaries, rivers, and shading are in crayon (yellow, green and blue for different areas).
page 47 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 46)
The drawing of the cactus is in crayon, with heavy dark green strokes over the lighter background shaded area. In the map, internal boundaries are drawn in pencil; shading and routes are in crayon.
page 48 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 47)
The background to the title is shaded in red, pink and orange crayon, blended together to create a soft ‘sunset’ effect. A stencil appears to have been used for the title. In the drawings: the flag has been drafted in pencil, outlined in fine felt tip and shaded heavily in crayon, to create a dense effect; the bird has been lightly outlined in pencil; the rest of the work is in crayon, less heavily shaded than the map. The frame is ruled in black felt tip; the ink has run slightly, top left corner.
page 49 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 48)
The small drawing top right is in crayon. The larger drawing (and writing within it) is outlined in pencil (not very sharp) and very densely shaded in red crayon. The writing on the number plate appears much less carefully measured and structured than the writing on other pages.
page 50 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 49)
The background to the title is shaded horizontally, and lightly, in blue and green, allowing the white paper to show through, and creating a light, ‘watery’ effect. The writing is in wriggly lines, quite unlike the previous titles. In the small drawing the land is outlined in pencil; shading is in crayon. This page contains imported material: a small cutting (thin, matt paper).
page 51 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 50)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). A blob of tippex beneath ‘ir’ in word ‘their’ (line 14) indicates alteration to earlier draft (looks as if it was previously ‘re’).
page 52 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 51)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
page 53 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 52)
The background to the title is shaded in red, pink and orange crayon, blended together to create a soft ‘sunset’ effect. The drawing of the phoenix has been much more heavily shaded in red, and outlined in fine felt tip (very carefully, so as not to cross the letters).
page 54 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 53)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
The drawing is in crayon; the spots appear to be made of a mixture of pink and blue on top of the green; the brown shading extends over the red tent flap.
page 55 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 54)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
page 56 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 55)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
The drawing is in crayon, with background shaded in pencil. A whole line of writing one line up from bottom) has been removed, using tippex; original version is visible from reverse: ‘I got some petrified wood from the gift shop’.
page 57 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 56)
This page contains imported material: a glossy postcard, framed with a ruled line in black felt tip.
page 58 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 57)
The background to the title is shaded in red, pink and orange crayon, blended together to create a ‘sunset’ effect. The logs are in yellow and brown crayon. Other drawings are in crayon, with accompanying symbols in fine felt tip.
page 59 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 58)
This page contains imported material: a glossy photo.
page 60 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 59)
This page contains imported material: two long (10"x4") glossy photos, cut down, along top and left edges, to a slightly smaller size.
page 61 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 60)
The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
The drawing is in crayon; the animal is heavily shaded in yellow; the background is in a mixture of brown and red, more heavily blended towards the body of the animal, so that it provides a dark shadow around it, making it stand out more clearly.
page 62 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 61)
This page contains imported material: two glossy postcards; tiny pencil marks at corners indicate care taken with positioning; one mark, a slight distance away from the bottom right corner of top picture, may point to a change of position.
page 63 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 62)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). There is a blob of tippex beneath ‘1mm’ (15 lines up from bottom, on left) indicating alteration to earlier draft (previous version: ‘1cm’); also at end of word ‘See’ (3 lines further up) –previous version not visible.
page 64 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 63)
This page contains imported material: two glossy photos.
page 65 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 64)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). ‘PHOENIX’ is written in a single line of red crayon, over a drawing in which the bird’s outline is in pencil and the rest is shaded in yellow and red crayon, slightly overlayed behind the bird, to create a ‘sunset’ effect. This page contains imported material : a glossy photo. The writing is carefully positioned to fit around the photo. A blob of tippex at very bottom of page just before ‘Carry’ indicates alteration to earlier draft: a word has been removed: looks like ‘in’ or ‘is’.
page 66 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 65)
The background to the title is shaded, both horizontally and vertically, in yellow, blue and different shades of green, blended together to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The letters have been carefully constructed, with short dash-like strokes around the edge, to look like cactus plants (the word ‘NATIONAL’ looks as if it has been squashed, with some difficulty, into the available space.) The other drawings are in crayon; the words are carefully fitted around them.
page 67 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 66)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). The drawings are in crayon. The pattern on the rattlesnake is in green on top of brown; the pattern on the gila monster is in black on top of pink. A blob of tippex (slightly smudged) beneath ‘researcher’ (11 lines up from bottom) indicates alteration to previous draft (original not clear).
page 68 [ next page ] [ previous page ] [ top ] [ ds62 index ] (child’s page 67)
The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). The rattlesnake pattern is carefully outlined in pencil and different sections shaded in black and green crayon.
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The background to the title is shaded in pink, blue, green and yellow, lightly blended together to create a soft ‘rainbow’ effect. The small black and white drawing is in fine felt tip. A tiny pin-prick size hole through the paper, in the centre of the circle, suggests that the child may have started off with a pair of compasses to draw the shape, although in the final drawing it is not a perfect circle. Tippex beneath ‘over 130’ (13th line up from bottom) indicates alteration to earlier draft (previous version looks like ‘thousands of’).
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The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). A strip of tippex beneath ‘toed lizard’ (16 lines up from bottom) indicates alteration to earlier draft (previous version looks like ‘fringed lizard’); also beneath ‘went’ (9 lines further down –previous version looks like ‘just’).
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This page contains imported material; a large (7"x4") glossy photo. Tippex is used for several alterations relating to spelling and capitalisation: ‘Borrego-’ was ‘Borreg-’; ‘Foreground’ was ‘foreground’; ‘Spiky Bush’ was ‘spiky bush’; ‘Agave Base’ was ‘agave base’.
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The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). The shading behind ‘LA’ is in crayon. This page contains imported material: a glossy postcard.
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The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
The drawing is in crayon. This page contains imported material: two old, thin, oval, metal coins (looks like copper), attached with a small piece of bluetack, centre back. They feel like slightly flattened, 1p pieces. They are quite worn around the edge. The raised surface design imprinted on them may not be visible in the scan; the one on the left has a bead like design around the edge, and some writing in the centre, ‘George C. Page/ MUSEUM/ CALIFORNIA’; on the other there is a picture of an animal (looks like a bear). The surface of this coin is a bit scratched; a silver coloured metal is showing through. The two coins are actually identical, but positioned to show the two different sides.
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The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
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The sub-heading is written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink).
This page contains imported material: a large (5"x7") glossy photo.
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The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). This page contains imported material: a visitor’s pass (white A5 sheet; quality of print indicates it’s a photocopy; number filled in with black felt tip; date stamped).
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The sub-headings are written in 3 single line layers of coloured crayon (red, orange and pink). This page contains imported material: an airline ticket, loosely inserted in the binder.
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The backgrounds to the headings are shaded horizontally, in pink and blue, and yellow and orange crayon, lightly blended together to create soft ‘sunset’ effects. The drawing has been drafted in pencil and outlined and shaded in felt tip. The final message at the bottom has been carefully written to create a ‘3D’ visual effect; there is a large blob of tippex beneath the letter ‘h’ indicating alteration to earlier draft (previous version shows ‘a’ written immediately after ‘T’).