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Between Monument and MontfordFrom Between Monument and Montford crankie. This hand cut papercut scene depicts a horse dressed in the traditional Baltimore Arabber harness, complete with "bone" rings and plume. These harnesses are usuallly made by the amish artisans of Pennsylvania, with whom the arabbers have a long-time working relationship.
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Between Monument and MontfordFrom Between Monument and Montford crankie. This is the scene when Robin speaks of her wonder excitement when the Arabbers would arrive in her neighborhood with their beautiful horse drawn carts. This hand cut papercut scene depicts a horse drawn cart, typical of the Baltimore Arabbers. These harnesses and wooden wheels are usually made by the amish artisans of Pennsylvania, with whom the Arabbers have a long-time working relationship.
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Between Monument and MontfordRobin reminisces here how each door on her Baltimore street was a different color. -
Between Monument and MontfordIn this part of the story, Robin talks about waking up to the sounds of an arabber coming down the street. -
Between Monument and MontfordIn this part of the story Robin describes how magical the arabbers were and how kids associated them with Santa Claus. -
Between Monument and MontfordRobin, Felix, Dennis, and I after sharing the arabber crankie at the Creative Alliance's crankie festival. Robin Reid is the storyteller whose story this crankie is based on.
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Performing outsideWe did a special sunset show for a visiting artist form Puerto Rico, using the light of the sun to backlight the crankie.
