Charlie’s Widow continues the story of Akina
Charlie’s Widow continues the story of Akina, who once crept into the pristine world of fairytales and nursery rhymes, leaving behind a devastating trail of destruction. After years of plotting and scheming, she is set to invade Charlie’s chocolate factory, turning sweet-as-cotton-candy girls into bloodthirsty, button-hungry villains- before setting them on a murderous rampage!
Akina is a villain with a button fetish. She attacks innocent teddy bears to steal their button eyes! Sydney based artist Lang Leav uses pastels and pixels to weave the enchanting world of Akina. Since its inception, the illustration based fashion label has established a cult following worldwide.
“I am often asked why I create such sinister twists to fairytale characters. I remember when I was a little girl my Dad bought me a Fairytale book. It was a huge thick book -” a collection of the complete and unabridged tales of the Brothers Grimm. The stories were contrary to the happy Disney-esque ones I was accustomed to. They were violent and often ended with children meeting gruesome deaths. I think I realised then that in their purest form, fairytales are dark. This irony really influences my work”, says Lang.
Lang Leav has won many awards including the Qantas Spirit of Youth Award and Winston Churchill fellowship. She has inspired a documentary that aired internationally, has showcased her art work throughout many galleries in Australia and Japan, produced a trendy fashion label and has forged out a number of inspiring books.
An innovative type with never ending ideas. See her latest creation Charlie’s Widow, a hand crafted storybook and with a limited number of 100, get in quickly.
Article written by Miss Bella.
Also check out our previous interview with Lang Leav here.
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