the continuing conversation between art and life
If you like simplicity and pale colour palette in pictures - then check out this video showing a catalogue of the work of French photographer Jacques Henri Lartique from the book "Lartique: Life in Color" by Martine D'Astier and Martine Ravache https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1vpFgiZb8 Much of the subtle colour palette comes from his use of the Autochrome process. I …
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Kristy Glass, vlogger knitter interviews the creators of the book "I knit New York" and follows the photo shoot for this book - which is chockfull of architecture designs into knitting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDLCnsIorc Knitted designs include: 42nd and Lex (the Chrysler building) as a cardigan Interviewed: Kirsten Kapur @throughtheloops on Instagram Kathleen Dames @KathleenDames on …
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The bookshops are full of Michelle Obama's autobiography: "Becoming". Here is an audio recording of her reading her own words (on BBC), recording the start of what it was like to become First Lady. Click here to access audio recording, if you live in the UK. (I'm not quire sure how you'd access this, if …
How making a salad teaches me about making more interesting creations - and life.
I'm always on the hunt for good pieces of instrumental music, because I find it gives me creative space: I can be writing words and generally being creative, without someone else's lyrics breaking in with their thoughts. The right music gives me a background and sense of pace. So here's a new album for my …
Fashion is to give us dreams and feelings - it is passing, but beauty is eternal
This is a time-lapse film of flowers opening: many of them are lilies or orchids, so the colours and patterns and shapes are stunning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjCzPp-MK48 video by David de los Santos Gil For variation, mute the music they are presented with, and try varieties of music in your audio library. How does it feel …
"Bread and Circus" - an instrumental piece of music suitable for creative imagining and making
Poetry can inspire by acknowledging a person, telling their story, celebrating their life's witness. I just came across a poem by Luci Shaw, which tells us another poet/person's story, their persistence through harsh circumstances. Encouraging. Luci's poem begins with her introduction to Irina, in italics. Irina Ratushinskaya —Russian poet and physicist who was sentenced to …
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Last night, I was at the book launch of a pamphlet book of poetry "Seen/Unseen" written in response to the artworks in an exhibition "Hidden Gems" at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh. There was a brilliant turnout, in part due to the fact that there were 30 poets involved and most of them …
