Sharp of tongue and spindle-limbed he is, and cunning,
With sweetened talk of schnapps and Metz, and the deliciousness of judders.
But schnapps, though sweet, has teeth, my love, and sharpened ones at that.
Beware the Judderman, my dear, when the moon is fat…"
Inspiration for photographs or other visual creations can come from many places, and the wonderful thing about that for me is that you never know when it will happen. It can be something big, small, viewed from a certain angle, subtle or in your face.
For the last few months, I have not been able to get this idea out of my head. It comes from around the year 2000 and a television advert for a now discontinued drink called Metz. I have always felt that this advert had a very eastern European fairy tale feel, and I think some inspiration for the character most have come from the Jack Frost sprite. That in turn has sparked my brain to think along the fairy tale theme, but not too obviously so. Maybe something with a modern twist...
You can see what I believe is the longer or longest version of the original advert here:
We are heading into winter now, so my thinking cap is on. The ideas, whether practical or not, make the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
