Crop of The Spinner by Billy Houdek, painting of a woman who talks too much while in the act of retelling a story. Source
The Hectare Lesson I recall years ago reading a scene in a book that has stayed with me since. I was about 11 and I think it was in one of Roald Dahl’s bio-works e.g. [...]

Greetings from London! So I have had the pleasure of England the last few weeks and the privilege of staying with some fabulous friends and families so thank you! Have resisted the internet for the most part but today wanted to share some things I’m thinking and seeing:
Banksy: I may be a bit late [...]

Reflecting on a source story*:The Well of Wyrd^…
Please note - this post grew much longer than I expected and some of the details are for my learning that I want to also share…feel free to simply enjoy the story / share your thoughts on its meaning.

"…And then I learned my first source Story: The Well of Wyrd. [...]

Once upon a time, when I lived in Australia, I began to write some children’s books - for ages 5-8….and those who read with them. The first that came out (a good 3years ago) was "A Message To Send"*
You can keep reading on for more about the story, and the backstory 
OR if you simply can’t wait, you [...]

"Fuss has most often made unique images with a simple process that completely eliminates the camera – a photogram…."
Source

Invocation, 1992
This is the second time I have posted Adam Fuss’s images. He is one of my favourite photographers - discovered thanks to a photography teacher, Simone, several years ago…folding back into my new thoughts on visuals and storytelling always [...]

Nothing new - again. This post is about reminding myself/us what we, and the ancient humans, already knew/know - visuals are KEY!

I have been musing on using visuals to explain my work - hand drawn, digital, photos, comic…whatever. In part because visuals tell stories that skip to our right brain - safely sidestepping away from the [...]

"Into every life a little rain must fall, and you’ve just had a short, sharp shower" - Stanley, as relayed by Daniel Meadows

This great project works at the intersections of immigration, youth, community and technology/social media
I love when people take things and combine them in wonderful ways, especially when they elevate communities and engage difficult conversations in a positive way! Well done to Josh Levy and everyone involved in the Bronx Blogging Project.
I also like that this project is a great [...]

I am playing with the digital storytelling medium and also want to remind myself of the evolution of such a process. A story takes work and the pieces need to come together.
Below is a mini-digital poem that still needs its title inserted, audio tweaked and some better fades but it feels good enough to [...]

Digital storytelling is a narrative form that is typically short (2mins) and uses digtal media to tell it - ie it brings old and new together to communicate experience through story (I adapted Barrie’s* explanation). And the beauty is you don’t have to ‘read’ you just watch - it is a mini movie.
I love it because [...]