Friday, November 19, 2010

Celebrating Joy: A Glimpse into Cindy Hendrick’s “Thanksgiving Feast”

Pamela Gladding recently interviewed Cindy Hendrick regarding the inspiration for her Thanksgiving Feast animated greeting ecard.

Pamela: What was your motivation for this image?

Cindy: Thanksgiving dinner is all about family gatherings. I imagined what everybody in this rabbit family in their rabbit hole in Woodfield would be doing around the Thanksgiving table.

Pamela: What's going on around the table?

Cindy:  Father is at one end, carving the roasted carrot, and mother is at the other end. The little girl rabbit seated next to Father, the one with the bow in her hair is talking to her Aunt. The boys – and you may have to have boys to understand – are fighting and crawling around under the table. The little baby rabbit is dropping things on the floor. Across the table, Grandmother and Grandfather are seated with another aunt and Great Uncle Silas, who is dozing.

Cindy Hendrick’s greeting cards are sold in gift stores, bookstores, museums and botanical garden centers across America. She carries on the illustration tradition begun by her father, Paul Webb, who was a cartoonist for the New Yorker and Colliers, among other notable magazines.   You may purchase Cindy's wonderful paper notecards/prints  and Paper Doll Kits on her website of  http://www.woodfieldcards.com/

“Thanksgiving Feast” is one of the most popular ecards sent from PamelaGladding.com. We hope you enjoy Cindy's humorous visual comment on the Thanksgiving feast as a commemoration of a family's coming together to celebrate this joyful holiday.   View more of Cindy Hendrick's wonderful animated musical ecards at http://www.pamelagladding.com/Cindy-Hendrick.htm