World Traveler Pinocchio Globe Map Old World Storytelling Classic

Pastel on Black Italian-made Paper 24 h x 18 w inches Available, Framed Prints available in a variety of sizes (from hi-res scan of original) World Traveler ~ Original Pastel Painting      Globes and maps, especially old ones, have always held a certain kind of charm. Perhaps they represent so much potential for new experiences or visions or even friends. Around Florence, Italy, in some of the shop windows, one notices many wooden puppets of Pinocchio.      Pinocchio is a Tuscan "invention."  You may read more about The Adventures of Pinocchio online, but what intrigued me was the idea of how tales can often travel around the globe (and through time) more than the authors ever will.  Books, or more accurately our stories, share our similar humanity and sometimes different cultures with others almost anywhere in the world, even communicating over generations.     This painting was created in pastels on a black Firenze-brand paper. What is black is simply the paper, no pastel.  On the