Chelle Destefano

Images for Deaf stories on Deaf Lived Experiences
'Baby Moon' as the main Deaf character (Nine images and one video 4.5 minutes)
The illustrations are only examples of previous work that shows what I have done in development of Deaf Stories

Story board - first stage; about Deaf communication issues in the general community and overcoming the issue, 2019

Baby Moon playing with the kids at night, facial expressions and interaction. Watercolour illustration, 21 x 30 cm, 2018

Baby Moon gets caught in storm - metaphor for knowing who you can trust; an issue Deaf people often face from being unable to hear tone of voices, as those clouds had fooled Deaf Moon. Watercolour illustration, 21 x 30 cm, 2018

Crying Earth and Baby Moon; he cannot hear his sister, Earth crying but he can see she is upset, visually - acrylic, gouache, watercolour, pastel on paper, 86 x 67 cm, 2018

Story of Katrina Garvey, Deaf woman from QLD, sketched storyboard stage, 2019

Baby Moon's laughing moment at Uncle Grumpy Cloud who's about to get a ticking off by Aunty Cloud. Facial expressions showing this. Watercolour illustration, 21 x 30 cm, 2018

Taxi and the Dogs Waking Him; Taxi Bug is another character in the Deaf Stories illustrations. He is sleeping and cannot hear the dogs barking to wake him up. Watercolour and gouache, 30 x 42 cm, 2018

Baby Moon is signing Welcome to the World to Hot Lips, the new house that has just been born, watercolour and gouache, 21 x 30 cm, 2018

Illustration of a Deaf man, Peter Blockey who commissioned me to do his portrait. He is participating in the Deaf Stories project and is doing an interview with me. Acrylic, ink, watercolour and gouache, 86 x 70 cm, 2019