Lilyana Dvoryanova

This story, which Liliana Dvoryanova calls “a rag tale with two endings,” can finish sadly and dramatically or happily and incredibly. The book she has written is a philosophical fairy tale. A stuffed animal, the rag elephant, wants to fly like the famous Dumbo. He is not alone on his way to achieving this dream, but with his faithful friend – a white mouse who never ceases to come up with ideas that the two try out, but – alas, without success. Neither the many inflated balloons nor the sewn-on big ears help. Even a flock of birds cannot lift up the elephant. If they fill it with clouds, will the little elephant become light enough to fly? What if they removed its heavy rag heart and filled it with fog? Liliana Dvoryanova “tailors” this book. Not only the rag characters but also the interiors and exteriors have the patterns and textures of textiles. Buttons and lace are strewn across the pages, the scenes have stitched frames, and the text balloons are clouds of patches. And she does not stop here, but paints flowers, birds, and little towns on this multi-layered digital collage. Up to the happy ending, where the two friends fly above the world.