Gaming the Workshop by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor The team behind LitReactor, a literary website that offers online classes and writers’ workshops, a features magazine, a podcast, and a Reddit-esque community chatroom, doesn’t shy away from bold claims. On their about page, they boast: “If you’re passionate about reading and/or writing, this is the only website…
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Site Review: The Review Review
Demystifying Literary Magazines by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor In 2008, Becky Tuch, the founder of The Review Review, felt like she had hit a publishing wall: “I stopped submitting to literary magazines. As a fiction writer, trying to get my work published felt as futile and inconsequential as trying to write my name on a…
Painting “Sacred Earth”
Carolyn Land on Painting The Circle of Life By Carolyn Land See her work in Vol. IV #2 I paint to find peace in a chaotic world. Painting becomes my meditation. I believe that the most authentic experience one can have is with nature. I am fascinated by the intricate designs that are created within…
Composition: Visual Weight
Composition Ideas to Make Your Art Stronger By Melinda Tidwell See her work in Vol. IV #2 Part 2 of 2 on Collage and Visual Weight In the last post [part 1] I mentioned that when we explore unity vs. variety, it kind of leads us to looking at something called visual hierarchy. As I…
Composition: Unity vs. Variety
Composition Ideas To Make Your Art Stronger By Melinda Tidwell See her work in Vol. IV #2 Part 1 of 2 on Collage and Composition. Collage is a great medium for artists who want to explore the wonderful world of abstract composition. Since you can try a lot of visual ideas without committing, it can really…
Site Review: The Studio Visit
Virtual Studio Visit and Critique By Richard Malinsky, arts editor The Studio Visit (TSV) is a web journal of artist interviews, curated by a dedicated team and contributors focused on contemporary visual artists and their individual processes. TSV is based in Washington, D.C., and recently expanded its presence to Berlin, Germany. Many of the artists featured are…
Free Online Portfolios for Visual Artists
Marketing Your Work by Shawn McNulty Shawn McNulty is a contemporary visual artist from Minneapolis, MN, whose work can be found in public and private collections all over the world. There are several high-traffic websites that allow artists to upload work and maintain a free portfolio. As an artist, it’s in your best interest to…
Featured Bookmarks: The Literary
Link Highlights for Writers and Readers By Dewitt Henry, Literary Bookmarks Editor Monthly I’ll post and describe links here to online resources, magazines, and author sites that seem informative and inspiring for working writers. Most are free. Suggestions are welcomed. 1. AGENT QUERY is a helpful tool both for querying over 2000 agents (“the internet’s largest free…
Unique Mark-Making
Artist Barbara van Buskirk Demonstrates Monotype Printing Video Courtesy of Donald Kolberg This is a demonstration of the art of monotype as done by artist Barbara van Buskirk in Albuquerque. Visit her website.
Site Review: Sarah James
The Possibilities of Poetry by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Sarah James, which began as poet Sarah Leavesley’s promotional website, has evolved into a cache of reviews of indie poetry and interviews with poets, and is still evolving. Leavesley, a poet and playwright with a background in journalism, is the author of four collections of poetry: plenty-fish,…
Jeff Alu: Single Image or Series
Debating Photographic Series by Jeff Alu, see his work in Vol. IV #8 I’ve often pondered the difference between shooting a series of images and a single image. Does taking a series of photos heighten the meaning and comprehension of what a photographer is trying to say? It would seem that this is the case, especially…
Jeff Alu: Seeing Beyond the Camera
The Advantages of Being Rough on Your Photographic Equipment by Jeff Alu, see his work in Vol. IV #8 I don’t own any expensive photographic equipment. I prefer to shoot with cheaper point and shoot digital cameras. The reasoning for this is both practical and philosophical. First the practical: I’m hiking through a treacherous, rocky area…