RUDI’S FAMILY CAN CAUSE YEARNINGS FOR A FARAWAY DREAM CHILDHOOD. This simple story has layers to it. I enjoyed drawing hints of what those layers might be, in the typical ways South African kids used to have fun, with not a cellphone or tablet in sight. There is true tenderness and care here amongst the family members, with everyone contributing to a great time spent together, be the surroundings ever so humble. Rudi’s background is not all fun and games. He lost his mother at a young age, and never knew his dad. These facts are presented matter-of-factly, and he moves on swiftly to the present, and his kind grandparents who provide such a happy home.  Peter Lague, publisher for Via Afrika, Cape Town, commissioned and directed the work. The style is realistic, in the Simple Line style, because it’s a straightforward story, with a lot going on in the background. MORE FROM THE STUDIO