Date: December 2007
Materials: Photoshop, Ink & Nib

Class assignment to create an illustration based on the alternative meaning behind a nursery rhyme. I went with Hey Diddle Diddle, which was also said to be used for helping children remember the best time to start planting. All of the characters in the rhyme correspond with constellations that only appear together during the month of April. Most nursery rhymes were used as learning devices, but I thought this one was pretty neat.

The lineup goes: cat/leo, fiddle/lyra, cow/taurus, little dog/canis minor (omitted for issues of space), dish/crater & spoon/big dipper.