The Juniper Tree

Conceptual Art Development for an Animated Short Film based off of a Brother's Grimm tale. Story Snippet "There once lived a wealthy man with a beautiful wife. The had no children, but the wife longed for one and continually prayed for one in her courtyard under a juniper tree. Her prayers were answered and nine months later she gave birth to a son, but sadly she died shortly after labor. She was then buried beneath a juniper tree in her courtyard. her husband grieves, but remarries. His second wife is jealous of the son because she wants to inherit all of her husband's wealth. She plans to murder the boy, then convince her husband to create a will and leave it to herself..."