Exploring Dimensions

April 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-art, photography, poetry-] NightSchool Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven. Today’s image comes from Maureen Shaughnessy, the talented photographer and artist who has been a frequent contributor to The PCQ. She continually explores deeper and deeper into the possibilities of photographic/drawn art alterations. I asked Maureen about this image and she said that she took a painting [...]

[-poetry, how-to-] by Nancy Waldman detail, Genji Scroll, Goto Museum, Tokyo, Japan I recently returned from a Writing Retreat planned and presented by the members of my local writing group. One of our participants, Krista MacKeigan taught a wonderful workshop on poetry and inspired me to try some found poetry. I chose the words for [...]

[-photography, poetry-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman it is, afterall, all about the sky Originally uploaded by nuanc. I took this photo last Sunday as I was pelting through New Brunswick trying to get home as fast as possible. Since I was driving and it was raining, I didn’t take time to compose the shot or [...]

[-photography, poetry-] by Nancy Waldman Ljubljana arches Originally uploaded by daerice. This morning I spent some relaxed time viewing a slideshow of the images that have been put in the Practically Creative pool. The variety, the color, the sense of play and humour, the emotions, the places, the depth, the creativity are inspiring. Viewing these [...]

UPLOAD

April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-poetry, art-] poem by Sherry D. Ramsey images by Travis Sutton and Flikr They’ve made me comfortable, or tried arthritis-pocked bones protest every surface now muscles fatigued beyond resting Death beckons a bony invitation– I decline. I choose the upload. A week now, neurojacked into the console threadlike filaments tracing the secret convolutions of my [...]

[-tutorial, process, art-] In the spirit of transformation, using an existing book as your ‘canvas’ for art, assemblage and found poetry is an art form that holds unlimited possibilities. Artist Karen Hatzigeorgiou of Karen’s Whimsy allows us to take a glimpse at a few of her beautiful altered books. Her website is filled with tips [...]

On Poetry

April 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-poetry-] by Richard Metcalf A poem ought to make you think Upon lined paper in blue ink To use suggestive imag’ry Such as a kiss or cheeky wink. Poetry should always rhyme And keep to the most strictest time: Though syntax stretch and grammar lapse, Free verse is worse than any crime! And every line [...]

[-poetry, collecting-] by Ben Shepard Long ago In a little boy far, far away… No tags for this post.

[-poetry, photography-] by Carson A. Metzger © 2005 – 2007 d. marsh all rights reserved – flickr site Father made the last sale – a stop watch bought vacationing off a South Padre beach, used to time the sprints No tags for this post.

Re-Collections

March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-poetry, photography-] by Teresa One by one the pile grows, No tags for this post.

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