Fynn

 

This was a collaboration with my Dad. He wrote a short story for my niece called "Fynn's Journey to Juliette" about a teddy bear we purchesed for her in Vienna. Below are the illustrations and excerpts from the story. Each panel is roughly 2” x 2 3/4".

​All writing ©2022 Ed Dunscombe

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Fynn's Journey to Juliette

Fynn's Journey to Juliette

"I lived for a long time on a top shelf in the Steiff store at Braunerstrasse 3 in Vienna, Austria."

"I lived for a long time on a top shelf in the Steiff store at Braunerstrasse 3 in Vienna, Austria."

"Most of us had been on the top shelf for a long time. It was dusty up there because it was hard to reach, so the shopkeepers often wouldn’t bother with it."

"Most of us had been on the top shelf for a long time. It was dusty up there because it was hard to reach, so the shopkeepers often wouldn’t bother with it."

"My friends and I on the top shelf started to get excited. Could this be the day we would be chosen?"

"My friends and I on the top shelf started to get excited. Could this be the day we would be chosen?"

"I took one last look at the top shelf and saw all of my other bear friends there, each with his or her own suitcase, packed and ready to go."

"I took one last look at the top shelf and saw all of my other bear friends there, each with his or her own suitcase, packed and ready to go."

"Soon the three people who had picked me were standing at a table with sandwiches and drinks. It was so busy there was no place to sit."

"Soon the three people who had picked me were standing at a table with sandwiches and drinks. It was so busy there was no place to sit."

"She put me on the park bench right next to her. We were in the Burggarten. That’s the name of the park, and right in front of me was a big statue of Mozart."

"She put me on the park bench right next to her. We were in the Burggarten. That’s the name of the park, and right in front of me was a big statue of Mozart."

"We walked across the street from the park and into a big building called the 'Kunsthistorisches'. Don’t worry, I come from Vienna and even I can’t say it. But it is a very famous art museum. We visited many rooms and saw many beautiful paintings."

"We walked across the street from the park and into a big building called the 'Kunsthistorisches'. Don’t worry, I come from Vienna and even I can’t say it. But it is a very famous art museum. We visited many rooms and saw many beautiful paintings."

"We crashed in the hotel bar and had cool drinks and the bartender even gave us some nuts to munch on."

"We crashed in the hotel bar and had cool drinks and the bartender even gave us some nuts to munch on."

"Oh we saw so many wonderful things looking out Seat 34A Window! Clouds of all shapes and sizes, some of them reminded me of my stuffie friends back in the Steiff store. I am sure I saw an elephant."

"Oh we saw so many wonderful things looking out Seat 34A Window! Clouds of all shapes and sizes, some of them reminded me of my stuffie friends back in the Steiff store. I am sure I saw an elephant."

"The pigs squeaked and jumped when they saw me!"

"The pigs squeaked and jumped when they saw me!"

"Summer turned to fall and, Juliette, I think it is my favorite season. Sunny days and cool nights. Trees dressed in red and orange and yellow, and then brown leaves crunching under your feet."

"Summer turned to fall and, Juliette, I think it is my favorite season. Sunny days and cool nights. Trees dressed in red and orange and yellow, and then brown leaves crunching under your feet."

"It is now time to travel to my real home with you... Juliette, I hope you will love me as much as I love you."

"It is now time to travel to my real home with you... Juliette, I hope you will love me as much as I love you."

"Hallo Juliette! My name is Fynn and I am so excited to finally meet you!"

"Hallo Juliette! My name is Fynn and I am so excited to finally meet you!"