The Big Bang : A Children's Story

The artwork I create always has a message. Whether it is happiness or something dark and dangerous; I would like the viewer to be moved, even if imperceptibly by what they see. Lately, I find myself wanting to impart a deeper meaning with my work, not just entertain visually but rev the imagination. I have always myself interested about the earth and the universe and have struggled on how to use my art as a vessel for furthering others' education.

When I was growing up, mainstream media did not expose us to educational matter often, and when there is a program it is more often for an older audience. My parents thought it was important for us to read, and watched TV, it was tuned to PBS and National Geographic.
There certainly isn't a concentration on anything educational especially with the "so popular it's scary" reality TV phenomenon. We need to engage young children and youth with literature, and TV culture shouldn't entertain, but educate. Waves of new technology are slowly removing the need to think. Unless you are a genius, geek or nerd, what use is there is using my brain? Western 'nouveau' culture is ignoring intelligence as an asset, and doesn't encourage it.
I rue the day that Reading Rainbow stopped being a favorite among parents and children.

And as I was drawing a 'black hole' I got an idea; I would create a series that would intrigue children; wet their curiosity into learning more. Stories about the 'The Big Bang' and 'Mom wasn't a monkey' would be read at nighttime, along with stories about sharing, and using the potty. I really think that children have the capacity to learn complex subjects, if it is presented in a manner that they can connect with and understand. Using language and imagery properly is key to helping developing minds grow.

Current Project:
Illustrating and co/writing with M.K.Hector, a series of children's books for primary level eduction.

Series I Subject Matter:
the Universe, all inclusive.

Book I Synopsis: Our first book will be about the Birth of the Universe, beginning with the Big Bang. The narratives will be based on science, not religious beliefs about how the universe was created.
The illustrations are based on the scientific concepts and drawn in a manner that makes the Big Bang seems magical, if not celestial. Drawing the universe's interactions in a manner that are familiar with a child's mind.

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Do you think that primary levels are too young to learn about the Big Bang? Evolution?
How about our relationship with nature? Symbiotic versus Parasitic?
Would you read this series at bed time to your children?
What are your thoughts in general on this creative project?
What other 'adult' and 'complex' subjects do you read to your children?
What would you want to read to your children?
What do you consider 'age appropriate'?

The more they know, the more they grow.

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