Crankies
These are images from my crankie to the Yiddish folk song, Dortn, Dortn.
A crankie is an illustrated scroll, wound onto two spools and set inside a frame.
Common in 19th century folk arts, crankies were popular not long before the advent of cinema, and usually provided visual accompaniment to songs, poems, or stories. I make mine out of black paper and parchment paper, but others use coloured pencils, pens, or fabric, among many creative possibilities!
