Vadzaih

Vadzaih is the gwich'in name for caribou and I keep on dreaming of them. In Alaska their skulls are used as ornaments on log cabins' facades. That's what you see in Circle City. I've never been in this remote village. How come I miss it so much? Maybe I know this place from another lifetime.

Vadzaih skull © Delphine Luchetta, 2006

A paper stone scissors game to decipher

This is a sketch I drew back in 2008 for the movie "Sourdough" and even though I am currently working on something different, I feel like sharing it tonite.

This sketch shows a variation of the paper stone scissors hand game based on the five elements and Taoist Cycle of Life. Fire beats Metal which beats Wood which beats Earth which beats Water which beats Fire and so on. I won't tell you what hand sign belongs to which element because it's some kind of secret. This special hand game is used by some characters of the movie in order to communicate covertly.

Jay and Phoebe hand talk © Delphine Luchetta, 2006

I haven't forgotten about you, Alaska

Close friends who are following might wonder what happened to my feature film script set in the wild lands of Alaska, "Sourdough". It's been quite a while since I talked about it to anyone or worked on it. Let's say that my mind had been busying itself with other stuff lately. But it's still there, somewhere, dormant and waiting for Prince Imagination's kiss to wake it up again. In the meantime, I thought of sharing some stuff. Old piccies from the Nome and Klondike Gold Rush were my main inspiration from the start for the project. And 70's British band Groundhogs's music. Their moody bluesy prog rock tracks have been on my A-playlist since I was a teenager. Here is flavor of the week, Bog Roll Blues and some dirty Groundhog riff. Courtesy of YouTube (even though YouTube - and the Google machine behind it - is anything but courteous). Hope you like it.

EDIT, May 30th, 2012 : Found recently this vibrant accoustic cover version performed by rapperfrgman. Awesome!