I enjoy sand animation as a compelling storytelling form, so it’s nice to see it applied to some of the greatest stories ever told – those found in Scripture. Sand animation has always had a childlike quality to me. It is whimsical, and often wonder-full. Click the link below to see the sand animation work of sandbible.com. Then search for some of the best I’ve seen on YouTube, like this one. At its heights, this is one incredible art form.
Every year the beauty of my backyard apple tree inspires me for a few ephemeral days. This year I decided to bottle the wonder for future enjoyment, and create a little Bridge Songs promo at the same time.
Please enjoy (and share) this little piece of Bridge Songs propaganda. The music is from our upcoming Bridge Songs: Faerie album.
I had the great pleasure of taking in the current featured exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta last week. Having not seen a whole lot of projection and video work, this exhibit was a bit mind-blowing.
Taking over much of the Gallery space, the work plays with light and image, and how the original images interact with the surfaces they are projected upon. It also begs the question of what we project onto the works as we view them.
In fact, I’d say most of the works have that element to them – they are very open to interpretation rather than being didactic or directive. They present image and light for us to consider and I think the artists expect the main impact to come from our own projections, rather than the “projections” they’ve created for us. … Read the rest of this entry »
