A Whale’s Tale – Coming Soon

‘A Whale’s Tale’ is a story ‘drawn’ from life, following the friendship between a whale named Wonder and a picture book named Tale. Over time and across seasons, Wonder pours art from his heart - by painting the pages of Tale.

As an expression of words, watercolours, and lines – about love, loss, life, and learning to let go, ‘A Whale’s Tale’ will appeal to all who resonate with these themes. Set against the global COVID-19 pandemic, many may connect with the depiction of this current landscape of the COVID new normal.

The story is also a love letter to Melbourne – a city whose famed food and coffee culture kept it going through six lockdowns in a rotating merry-go-round of delivery cyclists. Puppies at play and picnics are plentiful through this pandemic.

It is a picture book about the creation of a picture book, and the world that inspired it. We all have our own whale tale. This is mine.

It’s going to be a ‘Wonder’-full story.

As seasons passed, Wonder reframed things and the edges of memories felt kinder.

Sometimes when the world feels heavy, handstands help with finding new perspectives. Whimsical and witty, but vulnerable and tender, ‘A Whale’s Tale’ is an open book which celebrates everyone’s inner ‘soul animal’ and the unique ways we all navigate through the seas of life.

Following the breakup with another whimsical whale, Wonder’s heart cracks open and falls to a coral reef covered ocean floor. Inside his broken heart, Wonder discovers Tale and paints the story into being. In doing so, he heals himself and puts the pieces of his heart together.

The tale is backdropped against the waves of a global pandemic (potentially caused by the collision of a bat and a pangolin?). To stop the virus spreading, the animals are herded back into the ark and forced into isolation. Face masks, vaccines, and vaccine passports become the new norm.

Vaccine rollouts sweep across the nation like whales cross oceans. Politically stylised and satirical, we’ll meet Scomo the snail, Gladys the goose, Dan the donkey and their fellow health ministers (Brett the peacock and Kerry the sloth) – advising the roadmap to recovery.

From the deep reefs of the Winter ocean, Wonder brings Tale into the world. Through the creation of Tale, Wonder revisits markers of his life - such as the passing of his father (imagined as an elephant entering Heaven's gate).

This is a story about falling in life, and falling in love. And about resilience, rising, and leaping between sea and sky. However, it holds space for a happy and hopeful ending.

‘A Whale’s Tale’ is a story ‘drawn’ from life, following the friendship between a whale named Wonder and a picture book named Tale. Over time and across seasons, Wonder pours art from his heart - by painting the pages of Tale.

Sometimes when the world feels heavy, handstands help with finding new perspectives. Whimsical and witty, but vulnerable and tender, ‘A Whale’s Tale’ is an open book which celebrates everyone’s inner ‘soul animal’ and the unique ways we all navigate through the seas of life.

Following the breakup with another whimsical whale, Wonder’s heart cracks open and falls to a coral reef covered ocean floor. Inside his broken heart, Wonder discovers Tale and paints the story into being. In doing so, he heals himself and puts the pieces of his heart together.

The tale is backdropped against the waves of a global pandemic (potentially caused by the collision of a bat and a pangolin?). To stop the virus spreading, the animals are herded back into the ark and forced into isolation. Face masks, vaccines, and vaccine passports become the new norm.

Vaccine rollouts sweep across the nation like whales cross oceans. Politically stylised and satirical, we’ll meet Scomo the snail, Gladys the goose, Dan the donkey and their fellow health ministers (Brett the peacock and Kerry the sloth) – advising the roadmap to recovery.

From the deep reefs of the Winter ocean, Wonder brings Tale into the world. Through the creation of Tale, Wonder revisits markers of his life - such as the passing of his father (imagined as an elephant entering Heaven's gate).

This is a story about falling in life, and falling in love. And about resilience, rising, and leaping between sea and sky. However, it holds space for a happy and hopeful ending.

Setting Sail Spring 2022

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‘A Whale’s Tale’ is a story ‘drawn’ from life, following the friendship between a whale named Wonder and a picture book named Tale. Over time and across seasons, Wonder pours art from his heart - by painting the pages of Tale.

Sometimes when the world feels heavy, handstands help with finding new perspectives. Whimsical and witty, but vulnerable and tender, ‘A Whale’s Tale’ is an open book which celebrates everyone’s inner ‘soul animal’ and the unique ways we all navigate through the seas of life.

Following the breakup with another whimsical whale, Wonder’s heart cracks open and falls to a coral reef covered ocean floor. Inside his broken heart, Wonder discovers Tale and paints the story into being. In doing so, he heals himself and puts the pieces of his heart together.

The tale is backdropped against the waves of a global pandemic (potentially caused by the collision of a bat and a pangolin?). To stop the virus spreading, the animals are herded back into the ark and forced into isolation. Face masks, vaccines, and vaccine passports become the new norm.

Vaccine rollouts sweep across the nation like whales cross oceans. Politically stylised and satirical, we’ll meet Scomo the snail, Gladys the goose, Dan the donkey and their fellow health ministers (Brett the peacock and Kerry the sloth) – advising the roadmap to recovery.

From the deep reefs of the Winter ocean, Wonder brings Tale into the world. Through the creation of Tale, Wonder revisits markers of his life - such as the passing of his father (imagined as an elephant entering Heaven's gate).

This is a story about falling in life, and falling in love. And about resilience, rising, and leaping between sea and sky. However, it holds space for a happy and hopeful ending.

Setting Sail Spring 2022

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