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February 6, 2012
Precarious beauties
Over the years I have been friends with many visual artists and often found that what they said had a curious resonance for me--that it meant more about my own work in words that one might have assumed, and sometimes more than what other writers had to say. I like what Andy Goldsworthy writes in Time (Henry N. Abrams, 2000) about moving along the edge of collapse, about beauty balanced above the
February 5, 2012
Art magic & "Requiem"
"Angel in the Graveyard," courtesy of sxc.hu and Lesley Mackin
of Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
One of the strange aspects to art is how it draws all things to its net--or so it feels to the maker. All large works seem to have some sort of magnetic power to draw what is needed, but I suppose it is just simply that the world is full of many things, and when turning to a new pursuit, some suddenly
of Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
One of the strange aspects to art is how it draws all things to its net--or so it feels to the maker. All large works seem to have some sort of magnetic power to draw what is needed, but I suppose it is just simply that the world is full of many things, and when turning to a new pursuit, some suddenly
February 3, 2012
CHOIR
Yolanda Sharpe, Pear and Apple, 2007pen and ink, colored pencil and acrylic painted paper, 15 by 15 by 15 inches
Some time ago I agreed to join a choir, my arm having been
twisted into strange configurations by an otherwise quite gentle and pleasant choirmistress.
I had friends in the choir—my painter friend Yolanda Sharpe, who has appeared
on this blog and The Lydian Stones,
and who has
Some time ago I agreed to join a choir, my arm having been
twisted into strange configurations by an otherwise quite gentle and pleasant choirmistress.
I had friends in the choir—my painter friend Yolanda Sharpe, who has appeared
on this blog and The Lydian Stones,
and who has
February 2, 2012
Leaves of the Head
Clive Hicks-Jenkins has moved on from the eight final images for the cover of The Foliate Head, though you may still vote on your favorite one (or two) if you like. Now he has bent his own leafy mind to interior green men, or "green men in black and white."
And we have now been given absolute freedom in almost every way to frolic with the book design. Pete Crowther, publisher of Stanza Press (
And we have now been given absolute freedom in almost every way to frolic with the book design. Pete Crowther, publisher of Stanza Press (
January 31, 2012
Sharpe chooses Gautier
Yolanda Sharpe, Neighborhood, encaustic and mixed media on double panels, 48 by 43.75 by 4 inches, 2010
YOLANDA SHARPE, AGAIN,
this time on THE LYDIAN STONES
Yolanda Sharpe is the chooser this week on The Lydian Stones. Please fly off there and leave a comment... Yolanda is a remarkable person who is a painter and longtime head of the SUNY-Oneonta art department. She is also a notable
YOLANDA SHARPE, AGAIN,
this time on THE LYDIAN STONES
Yolanda Sharpe is the chooser this week on The Lydian Stones. Please fly off there and leave a comment... Yolanda is a remarkable person who is a painter and longtime head of the SUNY-Oneonta art department. She is also a notable
Clive takes a poll: The Foliate Head
Interested in how the numbers are falling? If you want to see how people have liked the images that Clive Hicks-Jenkins has made for The Foliate Head, fly here. Feel free to lodge an opinion! Comments off here--please comment there to keep things easy...
January 29, 2012
Clive grows leafy!
Green men can be dangerous. Once they open their mouths and the leaves erupt, watch out!
While sketching and painting and fooling with green man images for the cover of my upcoming book of poetry, The Foliate Head, the painter Clive Hicks-Jenkins was overcome by the green spirit and cannot stop tossing off magical images... He appears to be inhabited by greenishness and can't stop.
He has
While sketching and painting and fooling with green man images for the cover of my upcoming book of poetry, The Foliate Head, the painter Clive Hicks-Jenkins was overcome by the green spirit and cannot stop tossing off magical images... He appears to be inhabited by greenishness and can't stop.
He has
January 26, 2012
Plethora!
Slide down two posts and take a look at the links to the now-five posts of work by Clive Hicks-Jenkins. We'll be deciding on a cover image right away, so feel free to lodge an opinion!
Curmudgeon genius--
Do not miss! Sendak and Colbert part one and part two. Let the wild rumpus start!
Update: brilliant little video sent to me on facebook by the inimitable Gary Dietz: The Joy of Books. "After organizing our bookshelf almost a year ago (http://youtu.be/zhRT-PM7vpA), my wife and I (Sean Ohlenkamp) decided to take it to the next level. We spent many sleepless nights moving, stacking, and animating
Update: brilliant little video sent to me on facebook by the inimitable Gary Dietz: The Joy of Books. "After organizing our bookshelf almost a year ago (http://youtu.be/zhRT-PM7vpA), my wife and I (Sean Ohlenkamp) decided to take it to the next level. We spent many sleepless nights moving, stacking, and animating
January 24, 2012
Clive and the foliate head!
Want to see the cover work in progress for The Foliate Head, my poetry book coming out from Stanza Press (UK)? Clive Hicks-Jenkins is working on the cover, and you may look at preliminary drawings here and here. Let me know what you like best!
"marly youmans and the foliate head"
http://clivehicksjenkins.wordpress.co...
A wealth of initial ideas.
"marly youmans and the foliate head
"marly youmans and the foliate head"
http://clivehicksjenkins.wordpress.co...
A wealth of initial ideas.
"marly youmans and the foliate head
