Nothing Wrong With Singing Silly Songs by Kevenn T. Smith
This illustration is another piece that will be featured in my forthcoming Oz book. This is Scraps, the Patchwork Girl of Oz, who debuted in the seventh Oz book by L. Frank Baum, The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Scraps was created by the wife of the wizard, Dr. Pipt, who created the Powder of Life, a magical powder that would bring inanimate objects to life and imbue them with a personality. The Patchwork Girl was intended to be a servant to Margolotte, the wizard's wife, and she had intended to give her brains with only qualities like obedience, amiability, truth, and only a little amount of cleverness.
However, at the time, Dr. Pipt and Margolotte had visitors, a Munchkin boy named Ojo and his uncle. While most of the adults were distracted, Ojo felt sorry for the Patchwork Girl about to be brought to a life of servitude, so he added more cleverness and other qualities from Margolotte's cabinet like judgment, courage, ingenuity, posey, and self reliance. Upon being brought to life, the Patchwork Girl, who came to be named Scraps, said a big NOPE to a life of servitude and joined Ojo on an adventure and eventually settled in the royal palace of the Emerald City as one of its unique celebrities, continuing to be a free spirit who often broke into, song, verse, dance and play.
A refusal to be what those who created her intended. Can't imagine why I would relate to that. She was always my favorite Oz character, and I hope to do her justice in my own book.
Her figural illustration is now available on several products at my Redbubble Store, like t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, face masks, kids clothes, hoodies, dresses, socks, tote bags, etc.
It's also available on several black products, if you're like me and like to wear black a lot. In the meantime, please enjoy this illustration here:
“Nothing Wrong With Singing Silly Songs” by Kevenn T. Smith, an illustration of the Patchwork Girl of Oz
Close-up shot of the Patchwork Girl of Oz, Scraps, by Kevenn T. Smith "Nothing Wrong With Singing Silly Songs" by Kevenn T. Smith
Digital Illustration - Photoshop
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