The Art of Chuck Miley

This is a book collaboration I did with Deb Mell.   I have always been so intrigued by Deb's work and when this opportunity presented itself to work with her and learn some of the secrets of her method, I jumped at the chance!

We each separately sketched a series of the individual stories and then came together on a selection to use for the story panels. Each panel represents one of the tales.

The panels themselves are comprised of the sketch, found objects and several layers of resin.  Each is framed with lead came.  They are then hinged together with wire.

Origins of the story

Shockhead Peter or Der Struwwelpeter (1845) is a popular German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children.

Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Literally translated, Struwwel-Peter means Shaggy-Peter.