Here is a list of many essays, articles, quotes, and links on writing advice, tips, theory, and thought. (from 23 Tips from Famous Writers) “Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be…
Month: February 2015
On The Hunt
Something a little different today…a landscape vs. the still lives I’ve been posting as of late. I took this a couple of days ago whilst walking my Brittany along the Little Miami River here in Milford, OH. What I was after was a pano of the frozen river but my dog, always the ham, decided…
The Four Lovelies
Pears have always been a subject of artists and photographers. Their skin and curves seem to attract many artists, including myself. Four Lovelies is my most recent study of pears this time shot with my iphone native camera app and processed with the iphoneography apps Distressed FX and a touch of Snapseed. Let’s…
Liza's Tree
Inspiration for writing is often memory. As a girl I attended Camp James Weldon Johnson in Raccoon State Park in Pennsylvania. One of my fondest memories is the long nightly walk to Liza’s Tree. Once there, we sat around a blazing campfire while one of the best storytellers in the world told us about Liza,…
Steel Mesh Sculpture: A New Medium
By Donald Kolberg The variety of mediums used to create sculpture has expanded in the last century. Yet the traditional methods of reduction and addition still dominate the creative process. This includes carving, modeling, welding, casting and collage. Within the art community there is a new process confined to the manipulation of the surface of…
Two Versions
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 You’ve seen my iphoneography images from this shoot in my earlier posts…now it’s time to show you what I did with my DSLR and Lightroom/Photoshop. Version 1 was edited in Lightroom and the preset Kim Klassen gave us was applied. With Version 2, I…
Kenneth Cole Buys From Jo DeSerio Jones
By Jo DeSerio Jones Feeling fortunate, feeling overwhelmed, I just had to share the incredible news I just received. The great American designer Kenneth Cole purchased 2 pieces of my art this weekend at the Rolando Chang Barrero fine art gallery in Lake Worth. These are the pieces he bought. They are images from my…
Strong Women
Strong Women Strong women play a large part in my historical fiction. I am lucky to have supreme role models in my ancestors and in the women that share my world. They are giants of will and perseverance. They guide me as I create my fiction’s characters. My great-great-great-great grandmother, Rhoda, became a widow in…
A Different Approach
David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 The beat goes on with my Be Still 52 workshop! This week we were asked to do prop gathering and then play around with more side lighting. Gathering props was fun…I do like finding something new to play with. I even took some time to…
. holding nose .
comment, been asked to write? has it all overtaken the urge to say the things you hope, the words you think. one is important as the other. i told him that i do not get angry as expected, try to do my best. told him about the situatiom, why i cannot drink hot chocolate, now.…