Fire dancers

This is a papercut – obviously it's a good technique for making quick drafts.
I was invited to participate in »elmonstruodecoloresnotieneboca«, a project where kids dreams are collected and then illustrated by artists. It will result in a book and an exhibition in MuVIM, Valencia (they've got a horrible website, let's hope that the museum is better).

The dream I illustrate is dreamt by a Mexican girl called Valeria:
»/.../ We looked through the door and there were persons that had fire instead of hair. We hid under the bed and we saw how these persons entered the house, set a bonfire, and were dancing and singing /.../«

To be honest, I am not very keen on illustrating stories like these, they evoke pictures in my head that are uninteresting. Someone else has already used their imagination and what could I possibly contribute with? The picture is somewhat already there – in words. As an illustrator I'm sorry to say this: words could sometimes be enough. Anyway I thought I'd give it a chance – it might turn out to something good. Maybe I could make something very stiff. Iconic.

To see other contributors in this project: go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogeromar