The Girl and the Boat (A Picture Book)
The Girl and the Boat (A Picture Book)
A wordless picture book told through 30 full page oil paintings by Julia Allisson Cost.
11.25 inch x 11.25 inch x .375 inch book. The cover is a cloth-textured hardcover. 44 pages. Oil painting illustrations on every page.
Email if you’d like Julia to personalize your book’s title page with a name or a message. Price includes US shipping. For international shipping, email julia@costgallery.com with your full shipping address and the number of books you would like to order.
Julia worked with two Maui children as her models, sewed them costumes, built props and sets, and staged everything from life to achieve a level of rich detail and realism in each of her paintings. Each page can stand alone as a work of art.
Synopsis: The Girl and the Boat is a tale of friendship chronicled through 30 evocative oil paintings that invite you to explore countless details and interpret the story for yourself. A little girl lives high on a mountain overlooking the sea. One day, she discovers a boat in a field of wildflowers. She carries it home, washes it, sews it a new sail, and they share a series of adventures. Over time, the boat shows her it is ready to return to the sea, and the girl has to find the courage to let it go. In the tender portrayal of the little girl, you will feel the joy of loving a new friend, the timelessness of creative play, and the heartbreak of saying goodbye. Blurring reality and make-believe seamlessly, this story leaves you pondering: Was it real? Was it play-acted with toys? Did you dive into a child's sketchbook? However it is read, the story gets to the heart of being human and ignites your own imagination, beckoning poring through the paintings again and again.
Fabric Connections: Three of Julia’s fabric designs appear in the book: Blush Watercolor, Pink Bouquet Jubilee and Cherry Blossom Panel. Julia has also designed seven fabric designs based on paintings in the book: Edge of the Ocean, Wildflower Mountain, Field of Flowers, Golden Fields, Poppy Fields, Lemon Tree, and Green Garden. You can sew to match the book!
