First Advisor

Susan Kirtley

Date of Award

12-2023

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Art Practice and University Honors

Department

Art + Design

Language

English

Subjects

illustration, fantasy, novel, language, monsters, comics

DOI

10.15760/honors.1616

Abstract

Featuring 170 pages of prose, 16 comic-style pages, seven full color illustrations, and numerous black and white interior illustrations, Piles of Old Iron is an original fantasy story set in an imaginary world that faces a slow and inevitable decay. The intention of this project is to integrate illustrations into a novel to produce a work that uses the best attributes of both visual and literary storytelling to enhance the reader’s experience and tell a complete and compelling story. There is also an emphasis on a diversity of language and vocabulary that hopes to be challenging but contextually decipherable. Subversion of long-standing fantasy tropes is also a prime consideration.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43137

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