What is a Crankie?
Crankies are illustrated, scrolling panoramas, powered by hand crank and can be accompanied by shadow puppetry and a variety of musical or theatrical storytelling methods. Click on the Youtube links below to see Crankies performed.
Hares on the Mountain >
Crankie based on Enlgish folk tune “Hares on the Mountain.”
The Handless Maiden
(Sneak Peak of “The Handless Maiden Crankie/ Part One” audio background)
Willow Garden
Ballpoint pen and sharpie on tracing paper with cigar-box Crankie
Little Brown Leather-Winged Bat
Ballpoint pen on tracing paper in repurposed Altoids tin
Art & Poetry Tour Crankie
A collaborative Crankie with beatbox poetry by Myles Bullen about their “Art and Poetry Tour” and it’s trials and tribulations. Shadow puppets Included.
Seeds Needs
A Cranky with shadow puppets about the needs of small growing plants inspired by Apple Seeds “Plant and plant parts” curriculum in Fayetteville, AR, and Jerusalem Farm’s compost and sustainability practices in Kansas City, MO
20 Seconds with Dolly Parton
A Covid-19 lockdown Crankie about how to wash your hands with Dolly Parton in repurposed matchbox