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34 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ - СЕРПЕНЬ 2020 by Myrosia Stefaniuk Storyboard at Red Oaks Fri endship Park I always claim that Ukrainians are separated by three degrees instead of the usual six degrees of separation between people. Here’s my latest exam- ple of that. After long weeks of house arrest and a dreary Michigan winter, my husband and I w ent for a walk i n a neighborhood park. There, on a trail near the Nature Center, we were delighted to come across 12 huge wooden storyboards depicting en- larged colored pages from The Mitten , with gor- geous illustrations in Ukrainian style. On the intro page , author Jan Bre tt thanks her Ukrainian friend, Oksana Piaseckyj and the staff of the New York Ukrainian museum for introducing her to our culture, traditions, embroidery, etc. And her illus- trations are absolutely beautiful and authentic. Thrilled with th is discovery, I immediately sent emails, with photos, to many friends and in- vited them to see this for themselves. Within hours, I received an email from Oksana, thanking me for the pleasant surprise and presentation. Ap- parently, a friend from Michigan had forwarded my po st to her. Ah, the wonders of social media. Oksana and I had never met but chatted back and forth online and found many mutual connections. Then Oksana , a member of UNWLA Branch 17, shared the story of how her collaboration with Jan Brett had come about. It started whe n her daughter N ina came home from a cello lesson with her teacher, Joel Moerchel, a cellist with the Boston Symphony, and announced that a bassist in the symphony asked the orchestra members whether anyone knew someone Ukrainian who could help his wife wi th a story she w anted to write. The bassist was Joe Hearn, Jan Brett’s husband, and when Mr. Moerchel told him about his student Nina, this in- teresting adventure was set in motion. Oksana then contacted Jan Brett and they met in Jan’s delightful storybook home in Norwell , Massachusetts, where Oksana was introduced to the fascinating process of creating a new book, from inception to promotion. Jan first imagines a story, researches and writes it, and then illustrates the tale. Each book takes two years from formation to pu blication. “This charming, talented diminutive lady was very interested in retelling The Mitten, a favo - rite story for children. During a promotion of her
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