The Woven Tale Press, the web’s premier online literary and fine art magazine, brings together notable artists and writers seeking to share their work more broadly with communities actively in quest of unique voices and compelling perspectives.
Manuel Knapp, a German sculptor who works entirely in wood and string, shares his studio in a half-timbered historic building in Grossglattbach, Germany.
Developing signature style can be challenging, even for artists who have been working for years. These 7 suggestions can help.
Visual Poetry
A film-poem by Valerie Kampmeier and Robert Peake. On The Woven Tale Press
Wren Panzella on her process painting on the fragile glass medium.
Radojkovich’s approach to flash fiction is unique. These two YouTube videos are part of a series of filmic flash readings: “The stories unfold like tiny silent movies,” explains Radojkovich. “The core value is the story, so I’ve kept the visuals simple and used three constraints to give the collection a unifying tone–they’re all filmed in …
When access to his studio became sporadic during the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Hedges completed a renovation of a shed on his property.
Releasing Layers of Ink
“I no longer have as much respect for that which already exists on the picture…Now I tear open the lower-lying layers of paper with my tools more often.”
“I want [my poetry] to take off the diver’s mask.” Nancy Mitchell interviews Jean Valentine on her work, life history, and literary inspirations.
WTP Editor Donald Kolberg introduces his newest endeavor, Monoprint-Monotype.com.
See how traditional fine artist Phil Galloway takes his skills to a new level in the digital age.
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The idea for Voice & Vision evolved in our Woven Tale Forum, where members are actively conversing on ways to support one another as writers and artists. These collaborations, where the literary meets the arts, we hope serve as enhancements of these already resonate individual works.
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Shibao
oil and cold wax on Arches oil paper
10” x 8”
By Jeanne LaCasse
“The intrigue of what lies beyond human sense preception ignites my creative process. My paintings begin long before I walk into my studio.”
See more of her work in this month’s issue of The Woven Tale Press, Vol. IX #9
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