Bubble Chart and Collage Subject

I'm hoping to base my collage project on a movie called "Mongolian Ping Pong" by Ning Hao. It is a touching tale of friendship, family, imagination and adventure. The story revolves around a ping pong ball that a young Mongolian child finds floating in the river. The child brings it back to his friends and they begin an investigation of sorts to find out what the strange object is. They ask everyone in the village, and receive an array of answers. The child's Grandmother offers the suggestion that it is a "glowing pearl", treasure from the spirits that live up the river. They eventually find out that their treasure is called a "ping pong ball" and that it is China's "national ball". The children then feel obligated to travel to Beijing to return the ball to "the nation"... since it was certainly being missed :) They embark on a short-lived adventure which results in some strict discipline from the children's families when they return home, unsuccessful.

Although the ping pong ball is the center focus of the story, the landscape imagery is equally as intriguing. The families in the movie live on land that is so flat, almost every image in the film is horizontally divided between land and sky. This is what sticks out at me the most... the vivid colors of the grass and vast sky next to each other, with a long, flat horizon.

The idea I have for my collage is to have all three panels be split between sky blue and field green, but have a variety of media. Either one panel would be made of photos, the second of fabric and the third of paper. -OR- Each panel would be made of all three... I haven't decided that yet. I thought the middle panel would have a a large white sphere in the center (to symbolize the ping pong ball), and have the colors around it be lighter,giving it a glowing feeling. I'm sure I would end up adding more detail, but I wouldn't want it to get too busy, because the imagery of the film itself is quite simple. I would love to use the sewing machine to assemble each panel's media, in hopes that it would create a sense of harmony between all three. I'm also toying with the idea of using embroidery to add some simple details, and hopefully some variety.

Well, that's the idea :) I look forward to hearing if Nettrice gives it the go ahead!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

j.