His animals, fish and flowers look as if they are made of fabric, embroidered or woven, painted on clay the vivid colors look dyed the patterns and designs conjure up images of indigenous art from around the world. Her lyrical gifts are everywhere in abundance, set out with a deceptive simplicity that evokes an oral tradition fittingly, Morin's (The Orphan Boy) mixed-media illustrations also evoke the art of oral cultures. Grimes captures the essence of a father/son relationship, with its mutual love and admiration, while also conveying the unique status of this particular father/son dynamic. There was only darkness and the waters of the deep and a father and son who watched over them."" The son is at the heart of the tale, performing the acts of creation the approving father names each of the son's works. through whom he also created the worlds."" Her approach is simultaneously intimate and archetypal: ""Once upon a time there was no time. Grimes (Jazmin's Notebook) bases this striking interpretation of the Genesis creation stories on Hebrews 1:1-2: ""In these last days has spoken to us by a Son.
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