Lotte Ooms
Sown Descent
SOWN DESCENT IS A BUNDLE OF FLASH FICTION TALES BASED ON FOUR PRODUCTS THAT PLAYED A BIG PART IN DUTCH FOOD HISTORY.
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WITHIN THE THREE CHAPTERS, THERE ARE 4 THEMES THAT HAVE A STORYLINE: GRAIN, MEAT, VEGETABLES, AND WATER. THE FIRST CHAPTER IS ABOUT THE ANCIENT MYTHS THAT CREATED THE BEHAVIOUR AROUND THESE PRODUCTS, STORIES TOLD ABOUT MAGICAL CREATURES, OR DANGEROUS ADVENTURES THROUGH STORYTELLERS FROM AROUND WHAT WE NOW CALL, EUROPE.
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THE SECOND CHAPTER IS ABOUT HOW HUMANS PUT THESE MYTHS INTO PRACTICE THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND DAILY CHORES.
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THE LAST CHAPTER IS ABOUT THE FINAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE CREATED FROM THE HARVEST.HOW WE CONSUME AND USE THEM SHOWS THROUGH WITHIN CURRENT TIMES. THESE STORIES ARE WRITTEN INSPIRED BY MY GRANDPARENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND THE GENERATION CLOSER TO MINE. ALL OF THESE HISTORICAL-BASED FICTION TALES ARE A SUMMARY OF HOW THESE ANCIENT MYTHS AND TALES STILL RUN DEEP IN OUR VEINS AND SOIL.
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Credits
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Illustrations - Yi Wang
writing - Lotte Ooms