從2014年9月20日在小房子開始上繪本課.就愛上了Picture Books. 

 

2月14日當日,第一次來到高雄市新的圖書總館。也是第一次親聽繪本作家的講座。

在這期間,雙眼及雙耳都不斷電的接收訊息。進入繪本時間很短,很有緣遇到資深的同好,引領入門。來訪的繪本作家是美國藉Jon Agee.很容易唸的名字。經由Agee現場用晝筆和口述的方式介紹創作的過程。仿佛走進了Agee的工作室,激發並堅定前往繪本的世界,不論是型式、內容的討論與賞析,或教學,進而邁步創作。

The other side of Town是一本在拿文字做趣,場景是New York City,主角是Bus Driver及一位上班族的乘客。這位客人要回到這個城市的另一邊。一開始的封面,就會讓讀者猜想哪一邊才是書的開始,是以乘客為封面向左翻閱,還是有著豐富色彩的城市向右翻。在都市生活是如此的緊湊-忙、盲;有時候那著掐著脖子的窒息感,讓人很迷茫。藉由到城市的另一端,翻轉思緒,再回到日常生活的規律下,隨著書的翻閱,也能感到陣陣清風。

2017年Agee 來台從事新書宣傳. Lion Lessons, Life On Mars.

 

2018年的新書"The Wall in the Middle of the Book"

書的正中央有一道牆,左方是一位小騎士,右方是大型的動物及怪物,所以騎士覺得有這道牆,怪物不會吃掉他,可是書的左方開始漸漸地的淹起水來,高大的怪物將手伸過牆的另一邊,將騎士拎到書的右方,騎士擔心怪物把他吃了,滿水位書的左方出現小魚被大魚吃,大魚被鱷魚吃掉;而怪物告訴騎士,他不會吃掉騎士,且帶著騎士到處逛逛。此書跨越四方書的空間感, 在作者的設計下,視感左、右、上、下超越書的格局。

高雄大東圖書館為藝術圖書館,其中收藏大量的原文書。其中Jon Agee的作品中有兩本有趣的作品,分別為"Z Goes Home" 及"Smart Feller Fart Smeller".

在英文中有一個字彙-spoonerism(首音互換),根據維基百科,首音互換是將英文詞彙中的兩個字詞的字首互相調換,而形成另外一組詞彙, 如將"The Lord is a loving  Shepherd"(主乃慈愛之牧)中"loving"的"l"與"shepherd"的"sh"調換,形成"The Lord is a shoving leopard"(主乃推撞之豹)。首音互換是玩弄文字,也可能是說話太快無意中產生的錯誤,而產生意想不到的詼諧幽默效果。 讀Agee的Smart Feller  Fart Smeller一書,可對spoonerism有更多的了解,也可以明白使用者的文字文化,以下從書中舉例:

What did the old lady say to win the rude child?      

You have very Mad Banners!(You have very bad manners!)

What did the theater critic sya about the really bad play?

That was a DRowsy LLama!(That was a Lowsy DRama!

What did the trucker order for lunch?

I'll have the CHilled GRease sandwich. I'll have the CRilled CHeese sandwich.

What did the tourist say about the Nile?

This Liver is WRong!(The River is Long!)

What did the stockbroker say about the economy?

Bad news can make your Socks STink.(Bad news can make your STock Sink.)

以下幾個可以想出來其意義了吧!

What did the pick eater say about dinner?

I refuse to eat parrots and keys!

What did the weatherman say about the forecast?

Expect more roaring pain.

What did the cowboy say to the rocket scientist?

You sure are a fart smeller!

本書除了配搭Agee個人特色的畫風,圖像更以黑白呈現文字中的諷刺與無厘頭的"笑"果。

是一本有情節的字母書,每個人都有工作,字母Z也是,字母Z從ZOO離開要回家,途中遇到其他的字母角色,最後,回到家後相同顔色與字體的字母都在等著字母Z。功力深厚寫出一篇由26個字母角色組成的短文。

ALIEN a thing from outer space BRIDGE it goes over a river CAKE you eat it on your birthday DOUGHNUT you dunk it in hot cocoa EARTHQUAKE it shakes up the ground FACTORY a building where stuff is make GARGOYLE a sculpture of a monster on top of a building HURDLES contraptions that you jump over INK a liquid that stains your clothes JETTY a long wall sticking out into the harbor KARATE a way to kick and punch LABYRINTH a maze MIRROR where you see your reflection NEWSPAPER where you read all about it OAK a big tree you climb PALM a shady tree you lie under QUICKSAND loose wet sand that swallows you up ROCKS large masses of stone SEASHORE where you get a tan TROPHY a shiny prize the winners get UNIFORMS what poeple wear when they're on the same team VIPER a poisonous snake WOODPILE a stack of logs XEROXES photocopies YOGA a bunch of spiritual exercises ZOWIE! what you say when you finish this book!

 

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