A wonderful accordion (#46) by Olga Shtonda in the 6dreams accordion series initiated by Roger Omar in 2002 in which he collects dreams from children around the world and then commissions artists to illustrate six dreams per accordion. In this example the dreams are all from children in Mexico with one side displaying the artists' interpretations of the dreams and on the reverse are transcriptions in both Spanish and English of each individual dream. This is a totally unique project and has been going for more than 20 years! More info available about Omar's project here: accordion publications: 6dreams, editor Roger Omar, Valencia, Spain
When I received this work I noticed that Olga's address was from a city in the northeastern part of Ukraine that has seen serious fighting during the war. In the credits for this accordion Olga has written, "Illustrated with hope before and during the full scale war in Ukraine, my homeland, in February 2022 and January-February 2023 in Tlaxcala, Mexico...". I wish her well and hope that she is in a place of safety.
5 double-sided pages, individual pages 8.25" x 7.75", and fully open at 3ft 2.75".
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