Thursday, 5 May 2011

Seeds Of Change

Something is germinating, today. After discovering the poems that Elizabeth Crawford had written for April's 'Poem a Day' at Writer's Island, I contacted her, and we've been trying to work out a way of collaborating. Her words and my pictures, or vice versa. So here is the first of her words written for my illustration. The basic idea could lead anywhere - this is merely the first step.

























White barked tree trunk
waves aloft deep blue essence.
Lavender perfume spills
across spring landscape.

I decided to post this on Napple Notes, and Alias Jinksy, to see which, if either, blog caught people's ttention.  With the lavender colour spilling over in my mind this morning, I created this flight of fancy too.
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17 comments:

  1. jabblog5 May 2011 at 16:51

    Collaborating could be very satisfying. I hope it works for you both. Certainly this first result is pleasing - romantic and redolent of spring.

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  2. Carolina5 May 2011 at 18:36

    Well, I feel all relaxed and calm now. Must be all that lavender :-)

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  3. L. D. 5 May 2011 at 18:36

    They are both beautiful in their own way.

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  4. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.5 May 2011 at 18:50

    Bravo, on both counts!

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  5. SmitoniusAndSonata5 May 2011 at 22:55

    That sounds like fun and this first one was good !

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  6. Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)5 May 2011 at 23:15

    What a great idea. It will be fun to watch this develop!

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  7. Dave6 May 2011 at 06:09

    Pen, are these pictures Photoshop or painted? They are certainly interesting. The tree scene looks like a modernist painting - Dave

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  8. Jinksy6 May 2011 at 08:06

    Dave- The tree I drew using the Paint program in Windows XP2. The lavender extravaganza started life as a photo - I think of a butterfly? - and the Arcsoft Photo Studio 6 software I use let me transform its colours and shapes into the pic on this post.

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  9. The Weaver of Grass6 May 2011 at 15:10

    Flight of fancy indeed Jinksy - as you say - who knows where on earth it will all lead.

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  10. brenda w8 May 2011 at 02:25

    This is a glorious collaboration, Ladies! You go, and I'll keep checking it out. :)

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  11. Dave King8 May 2011 at 09:43

    It's the top one's caught my imagination. The image first, I have to say, although the words exactly fit it.

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  12. NitWit18 May 2011 at 13:53

    Collaberation may be a new venture in blogging--never thought about it. Maybe like meme, in one sense. A subbect is selected, but one writes the text, one illustrates.......Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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  13. Crafty Green Poet8 May 2011 at 14:01

    I always enjoy reading and looking at collaborative pieces - it's interesting to see how people respond to each other's work

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  14. Jinksy8 May 2011 at 14:01

    We were thinking more along the lines of everyone producing a poem or an illustration, on any subject, and waiting to see what that inspired amongst other writers/artists. That way, creativity and inspiration are the main objects of the exercise.

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  15. Anonymous8 May 2011 at 16:23

    An amethyst tree above, amethyst crystals below :-) Very pretty. Jo

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  16. flaubert10 May 2011 at 18:42

    Jinksy, Very beautiful.

    Pamela

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  17. Harry Nicholson15 May 2011 at 13:54

    This teamwork project looks interesting - I'll try to stay in touch.

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