Three Things: The Rooster Edition, II
Wake Up! Let’s take this Monday on with some wakeful rooster writing.
Hollie Chastain, Falsehearted. Collage. www.holliechastain.com
Amy Judd, Hardy’s Tess, 2011. Oil on canvas. Via flickr.
Romare Bearden, Morning of the Rooster, 1980. Collage.
Three Things: The Elbow Prop Edition
Have you heard that this Wednesday is Words at WAM? It is! It is! That means we’ll see you at the Weisman in two days, starting at 6 pm (full details here).
In preparation for Wednesday, I’ve compiled three images of people thinking very hard. They’re thinking so hard that they are using their elbows to prop up their heads. Thinking about what, exactly? I personally like to think that they’re either composing a new piece to read on Wednesday, or daydreaming about its delivery into the microphone. (But it’s ultimately up to you.)
See you in a few days!
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak, The pains of composition, before 1892. Oil on canvas.
Hollie Chastain, Venture. Collage on panel. www.holliechastain.com
Ramón Casas, Moulin de la Galette Interior, circa 1890-1891. Oil on canvas.
Three Things: The Imaginary Friend Edition
This week we have an imaginary friend sitting next to us, looking over our shoulder as we write, whispering in our ear. Or maybe it’s a more playful friend, launching spit balls in our general direction. In any case, let’s write an imaginary someone into our scene this week, shall we?
Lynn Skordahl, Her Imaginary Friends, 2014. Collage. Via flickr.
Jean-Baptiste Courtier, Untitled from Elephant Rose. Photograph. www.jeanbaptistecourtier.com
Oscar Manuel Vargas, Uniform Encounter. Charcoal on paper. www.oscarmanuelv.com
As the spiders and other creepy crawlies move indoors for the winter, let’s not allow the [insert opinion here: horror? fascinating migration? non-event?] go to waste. The next insect you see, set down that wad of toilet paper for a moment and pick up your pencil. At the very least, the little bugger deserves a eulogy, don’t you agree?
Daisy Tainton, Untitled, ca. 2012. Insect diorama.
Francesca Sundsten, Fly By, 2011. Oil on canvas. Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Salvador Dalí, The Ants (Las Hormigas), 1929. Gouache, ink and collage on thin plywood.
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This week is Online Open Mic! We’re taking a break for the month of January, so this will be your last chance to submit your work-in-progress prose or poetry piece for two whole months!
Submit today and tomorrow, and get feedback from your fellow writers on Wednesday. Hop to it!
