It is believed that shadow puppetry theatre originated in Central Asia-China or in India in the 1st millennium BCE, but unsurprisingly given how long it has been around no-one is 100% sure of its origins. It certainly feels like another lifetime when I came across these ones in the Museum of Childhood.
I am squaring daily and mostly focusing on dark shapes, silhouettes and reflective shadows but you don’t need to do the same! The dictionaries highlight that shadows can also be an illusory image, a remnant of a thing, an imitation, an inseparable companion and of course partial light. The frequency of your squares can be whatever suits you and your blog. The only thing you have to remember is to stay square with your November Shadows.
The life of B 
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That’s a wonderful art form! I’m in a quandary now, I’ve changed my square to go with Brian’s beach square but I might as well have kept the one I pushed to tomorrow because it would have fitted so well with your square today. I’m not changing back though, tomorrow will have to do.
Here is my November Shadow #15: https://picturesimperfectblog.com/2025/11/15/a-sea-daffodil-escaping-the-sand/
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oh I love how you’re connecting with us 😀 Brian will be very chuffed
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This is marvellous! What a brilliant place. Anyway, here’s mine shadows on the wall. https://suejudd.com/2025/11/15/shadow-square-15/
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it is a fabulous place, although since the upgrade now definitely a museum for children rather than one of childhood for adults
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Ah, OK….
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I studied Indonesian at school. One of the things we helped organise was a Indonesian shadow puppet show, Wayang Kulit. The puppets “tell” stories via someone narrating the stories while a gamelan orchestra provides musical accompaniment.
It was amazing to experience
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oh wow, what a brilliant way to experience it
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It was so wonderful thanks Becky
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That sounds fabulous! Never thought of you as an Indonesian speaker. A man of many parts, Brian xx
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What I learnt back then is almost gone. The show was quite captivating
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I would be fascinated. I’d probably be still in there! Got a singalong for you today…
https://stillrestlessjo.com/2025/11/15/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love/
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it was a marvellous museum for adults
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Lovely shadows. I to have some shadows from the past today. 🙂
https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/shadows-of-the-past-in-greece/
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we all have a shadowy past!
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A great idea for a shadowy post. Here’s mine today: https://margaret21.com/2025/11/15/is-this-all-about-the-legs/
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awww thanks
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This is cool, the art and the shadows! I am liking this ❤
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awww thanks – had been quite hesitant about including this one because it wasn’t the best photo, but I liked the art so much felt I had to
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The art is great, I like it,
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