My palette like a mantra under the light of the full moon… With her palette muted, painting outside under a full moon, Alicia R. Peterson reached deep inside to find that she is not alone. More of her work appeara in the April issue of The Woven Tale Press. By Alicia R. Peterson I was…
on spring (1)
who knows which hour it starts, which minute, rhyme or reason. breaking of rules, our hearts open. split a season. on spring, slight chance, light or prayers can change. sons move in a prouder stance, yet others rage. black bird sings early the same bird calls late. sense that nearby one year came straight.…
Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg Here’s another wonderful poster from the past. Of course it has to do with coffee. But you’ll find the links below are a bit more modern in their bent. So here we go, Enjoy! Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in Los Angeles’ downtown art district is presenting an incredible view through the eyes…
Art Spotlight: Vincent Minor
Portraiture (Portrait Photography) as Narrative Vincent Minor displays his digital portrait photography, also called portraiture, in The Woven Tale Press IV:1 …I began exploring new ways to express myself, through characters and storytelling with digital photography/manipulation. I started using self-portrait as a means…of creating a narrative from a concept into a visual image. …
on spring #two
black bird sings early, the same bird calls late. new light drowns darkness, spring spins around. black bird calls early, the same bird calls late. sonnet sings ten beats to another’s spare sound. who asks for word, who knows which hour it starts, which minute, which rule of rhyme or reason. making of lines ,…
sheep tracks
its a tidal river, the sea water comes in to the bridge, where they used to build boats. the river full and still, mid flow, i watched and looked early, i noted the sheep tracks where we run, parallel. ‘don’t jump’, he said, as if i would, the grave digger, grinning, ‘ happy new year’…
Writing—an elusive art of wisps and webs
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]riting is such an elusive art. Writers are often cagey about the origin of their creations when asked where the story started. Not every story is explainable. There are the kinds that start with a wisp of an idea, which is flushed out after years of research. Other stories draw the writer into its web,…
Video, Digital, Analogue, Performance, Textile—LoVid's Collaborative Art
Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus, the collaborative LoVid, do everything from paper and textile to performance and video. Their art intersects with technologies and human cultures. What emerges defies easy categories: interdisciplinary, multi-media, cyborg-art. Call it what you will, it provokes plenty of thought. Read more in this interview, Between Digital and Analogue / Man…
Art Spotlight: Beau Wild
Observation, Art, Emotion: Beau Wild in The Woven Tale Press IV:1 Beau Wild on her art: “While I assume the objective position of the observer, these glimpses open a small window through which I can also look inside my own emotional life.” See more of Beau Wild’s art, including other media, in The Woven Tale…
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once again we come back to ourselves, our life , the reality of things, we stumble through neatly. while all around is trembling , we weave together with dreams and possibilies. there is not much more to add, it is lighter now. birds sing early. once again we come back to ourselves.…
Coffee, Tea, Art and Blogs
By Donald Kolberg As you might notice, I found a treasure trove of wonderful posters and handbills that I will be posting on this blog For this post I’m offering up some wonderful links to famous art, great sketch books for artists (I get no money if you buy one) and some wonderful things you…
Video: Harry Wicks on Turned-Wood Art
Press artist Harry Wicks discusses his work in this short video. In this video, Woven Tale Press artist Harry Wicks talks about and shows examples of his wood-turning art. You can read about his use of “rescued woods” and see more of his work in Vol IV #2 of The Woven Tale Press.