a stirring and tender video for a song: "Song of the Sun" by Timbre. Harp, cello, strings, drum, voices
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Song of the Sun – Timbre
Writing Time Travel – beginnings and endings
if you write time travel, you'll want to see this - where it began and how to construct a timeline
Rhythm of time – editing film/video
Time - finding editing rhythm in film and life
What art do animation artists love to make?
Blog post from commaand.co on "Moonshine" a book of 49 animators and the work they make privately for themselves.
Making poetry from the ordinary: Travel
See how video enhances a poem, how to develop your own poetry for this
Response to Creative Prompt: Dark
Responding to today's creative prompt: dark. A homemade video in response to an everyday activity and the electrifying experience of reading W H Auden's "Refugee Blues" poem and finding it shockingly up-to-date 70 years later. https://vimeo.com/214331957 I'm kindof cheating here as I didn't make it fresh today, it is one I made earlier. But I've …
Getting poetry published (3) in Poetry Magazines
Some excellent advice for new poets here, from Claire Askew, in the Scottish Poetry book trust post here. 1. Write lots of poems - Claire chose 41 poems to put in a book from an original pile of 150 poems. That improves the quality of the chosen ones. Also, when submitting to a journal, and …
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Starting Collage Paint Exercise 2
This simple exercise again begins with pasted paper base layer - in this case, patterned scrapbook paper - then builds layers of paint over it. Einat Kessler is the tutor. Like Bob Blast, it is very simple and all the materials are cheaply and easily purchasable in a craft or art store. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBL53kTVlDU This collage …
Tiny Films – Fiona Watson
A salute to the day - a fly past by birds, which goes by the lovely title of "Murmuration" - a naturally occurring phenomenon. Filmed by artist Fiona Watson. https://vimeo.com/114615038 Fiona Watson has made a series of tiny films - lasting simply between one minute and two minutes in length. These are very do-able for …
Cooking and Art
Cooking with J W Turner, Rachel Khoo composes a pickled treat. Sitting in the gallery, she sketches ingredients suggested by the picture, works on them in her kitchen - and eats the result (see video by Tate Galleries, below) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt6Bx635PrM&t=83s Creative Takeaways Having watched the video - is there a favourite picture/painting you have? …
