{"id":1387,"date":"2017-03-07T18:14:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T02:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?page_id=1387"},"modified":"2021-02-03T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:15:17","slug":"littlemonkandmantis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/artwork\/littlemonkandmantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Monk & the Mantis: children’s book"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Book<\/a>Abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple\u00a0and raised by Monks who study the power of animals to develop Kung Fu, Wong Long tries to fit in.\u00a0Forever bested by other students, he\u00a0runs away. That summer, he discovers the\u00a0a small praying mantis\u00a0he names\u00a0“Teacher”\u00a0and\u00a0is inspired to create an entirely new style of self-defense. When he returns to Shaolin Temple, the young monk is redeemed, history is made, and a kung fu legend is born.<\/p>\n

Little Monk and the Mantis<\/i>\u00a0is the thrilling tale of one boy’s search for self-expression, courage and the peaceful, non-violent teachings that are at the root of true martial arts.<\/p>\n

\"Little <\/a>
“Shaolin Temple” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
Little Monk & the Mantis: spread #2 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
Little Monk & the Mantis: spread #3 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Kung Fu Calligraphy” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
Little Monk & the Mantis: spread #4 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
Little Monk & the Mantis: spread #6 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“The Song Mountains” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Mantis in the Grass” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Mantis Kung Fu” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Monkey’s Forest” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Kung Fu Forest” illustration from LITTLE MONK AND THE MANTIS children’s picture book. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Free Mantis” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Return to Shaolin” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Sharing Mantis Lessons” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Little <\/a>
“Welcome Home” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Learn more about the creation of this book in the 3 part retrospective:\u00a0Little Monk and the Mantis: a retrospective.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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A word on Artist’s Editions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since their release in 2012 the increasing rarity of Artist’s Editions have allowed me to spend more time on customizing each addition to the collection. This year I plan to try something different. I\u2019ve set aside two books which will receive a complete re-inking and retouching. I\u2019ve already started and will post updates on their progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, I\u2019ve often thought about what I would do differently if I were to illustrate John Fusco<\/a>\u2019s wonderful manuscript again. I’ve even contemplated revisiting the manuscript as a comics treatment. It that way I could re-tell that story using sequential art rather than a picture-book format. But that might be more appropriate for it’s 10th anniversary celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until then, you are welcome to my 2021 closest approximation. Rather than the typical personal dedication and drawing (in the improvised xieyi<\/em> (\u5beb\u610f) brush style I love so much) I will re-ink two copies of Little Monk & the Mantis<\/em>. That means each illustration in the story will be transformed into a new work of original art. AS an objet d’art the pair will be numbered 2021-1 of 2<\/strong> & 2021-2 of 2<\/strong> and will include a Non-fungible Digital Tokens (NFT). Once complete, each book will also include a front page dedication to\/for the book’s patron. The process has already begun and I will provide updates over the book’s process with the intention of them shipping in time to make an amazing holiday gift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each book will be priced at $221 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested? Have a question? contact me via this form \u279c<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple\u00a0and raised by Monks who study the power of animals to develop Kung Fu, Wong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1107,"parent":1135,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/single-employee.php","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1387","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3egHU-mn","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5189,"url":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/bibliography\/","url_meta":{"origin":1387,"position":0},"title":"Bibliography","author":"PLUGO","date":"May 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Graphic Novels A Tiger's Tale - volume 1 Buy your copy A Tiger's Tale - volume 2 Buy your copy Box of Tapes: A Rock Opera Buy Your copy From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides Buy a copy Let's Go! 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