Jakob The Bunny...An Exercise In Storytelling
My sister Sharon, who is also one of mine and my wife’s best friends, loves small animals and birds. The back patio area of her house is pretty much dominated by these creatures, as they come there to feed on the abundant seed supply she puts out for them.The chairs in her husband Bob’s studio are set up so they she and Bob and sit and observe these animals pretty much any time they like. She calls it the best reality show going.
My sister has a particular fondness for rabbits, bunnies and hares. She scours the Internet collecting beautiful images of these creatures and posting them on her Facebook page. She has very good taste in the images she chooses and they really reflect her love of these animals.
My sister also knows that I like building little memes. Mostly tiny bits of my personal philosophy reflected in poster-like creations.A while ago, she sent me this image. I fell in love with it for two reasons. One…it’s way cute and, Two: The way it was designed by the unknown artist cried out to have a little story told about it.
So that’s what I did.
Most of the memes I have created up to now have either been about communication, my personal philosophy, some politics and of course, my grandsons Rowan & Ryder.
These were all pretty much self-generated ideas, so taking an implied suggestion from my sister, or anyone for that matter, was a bit of an adventure in and of itself.
But I have always loved the challenge of the blank page, which is why I got into advertising, and so decided to create a little story line to go with this delightful image.
I named this fellow Jakob. I named the organization he represented The Carrot Hotline. This came about directly because the image itself inferred that Jakob was very much on his way somewhere with a genuine sense of urgency propelling him.
The Carrot Hotline was, albeit cliched, a direct reference to the fabled perceived food of choice for rabbits. In actuality it could have also been called the Lettuce Hotline. But carrots have a je ne sais quoi quality about them that makes lettuce look dull by comparison.
I capped this series at 16 mini-stories. But I think I got the whole story told.As usual all likes, comments and shares are appreciated. Have a great weekend everybody.
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