first fall of snow in Motherwell

Lovely is...

• watching the snow blizzard last night from the warmth and comfort of my home last night... then
• going for a walk this morning to capture images in the snow.

The rest of my photos are here.

Tx

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a walk around the City Centre and Anderston

It was a real blessing to nip out at lunchtime for walk around the City Centre and Anderston with a couple of mates. Had the opportunity to take some abstract shots of architecture (including the ones above which would make fab album covers imho) as well as some shots representing daily life.

The rest of my pics are available here.

Tx

*U*P*D*A*T*E*
Here's the pic my dad mentions in his comment...

Scriptural Symbolised through Stylised Art > my fifth guest post from Adam "Lurch Kimded” Howie

...aka I look up a thesaurus for Illustrated Bible


"Road to Emmaus" by Adam Howie

A couple of years back someone asked me, after seeing my art, if I had ever thought about creating an illustrated bible. The idea rattled around for a while and eventually I decided that it would be a interesting project. So, for almost two years now I have been slowly working, in a roundabout sort of way, on an illustrated bible. With the hope that at some point I will have amassed enough creative output to either output an art book or even somehow make a bible with the artwork inserted.

As for why I would be so interested in creating one, well, first off I believe that art can enhance a text, be it scripture, or poetry, or whatever. It can also detract is not done correctly. Secondly the bible is a rich tapestry full of sumptuous stories, tales, poems, and powerful images and words that forge intense images in our minds and hearts. Which makes it perfect for artists to be inspired by and have their own views on the words and the powerful imagery.

There are of course people who prefer words over images, they are drawn to and love the power and prose of the written word. For me however, certainly increasingly, it is the image that draws my heart and mind deeper, a single image can be as complex as a essay, as intricate as an novel, and as enthralling as the best prose.

There is a proud tradition thankfully within the christian world of creating beautiful illustrated, and illuminated, bibles. The skill and craft of countless people through the ages has produced beautiful collections, and standalone, works of art. For me one of the most beautiful artworks of Christ isn't from an illustrated bible, rather its Dali's “Christ of St John of the Cross”, which is an odd choice I know, but there is something intangible about it,

In some way thats what I think is important about art (and all creative works). That is that you can't always explain why something moves you, or how it is you can spend all day looking at, listening to, reading, something. For me its because there is that part of us that seeks creativity, it is, for me, a part of the “made in the image of God” we all share. God is a creative being, God loves to create, and God shared that love and passion with us, we are a creative species, be it in the arts, technology, philosophy, whatever, we are driven towards creativity.

So as I work, slowly it seems, creating images, sometimes on purpose, sometimes by accident, I am always in need of new ideas for what parts of the bible people would enjoy seeing created as art? What piece of scripture would intrigue you to see in illustrated form? If you have any ideas, please share them. Perhaps there are some illustrated/illuminated bibles or individual works of art that you find powerful, please share them as well.

You can keep track on my progress here on my home blog:
http://www.realityofdreams.org.uk/illustrated-bible/
Or my artwork in general through my work site:
http://www.illusionaryconstructs.com/

Thanks to headphonaught for the use of his blogspace :)

Adam “Lurch Kimded” Howie

Pass it on :: a youth gathering

Was delighted to see my latest poster in the foyer of the Salvation Army in Bellshill... nice to see Miriam on the wall.

If you are free on the 5th of December... and in the Airdrie area... check it out.

Tx

DJ Walkman's "Varpa" mix for headphonecommute.com

DJ Walkman from sutemos has created a mix for headphonecommute.com that covers some fantastic Warp Records tunes. Its going on my iPhone for tomorrow's headphone commute ;-)

Tx

Varpa by DJ Walkman

My artwork on 4th alternative's "phade"

This afternoon... 4th alternative contacted me to say he had a new track out entitled "phade". He mentioned, in his message, that the track didn't have any artwork... so I volunteered. Its my way of giving back to a community... the ambient electronic netlabel community... that I love and cherish so much.

So here it is:



Hope you like it? What do think it is of?

Tx

My Project365-8 :: 261 - 296

I still continue on in the vain hope I will finish my current Project365 (which is now "Project365-8")... and I still haven't missed any more days to date.

Below are the direct links if you want to see one of the pics in more detail... enjoy.

Tx

1. 180910_ Olly #1 (261/365),
2. 190910_ four cameras (262/365),
3. 200910_ Captain (263/365),
4. 210910_ medication (264/365),
5. 220910_ sticky (265/365),
6. 230910_ my Apple kit (266/365),
7. 240910_ bridge over the River Tweed (267/365),
8. 250910_ strathclyde park #5 (268/365),
9. 260910_ Cumbernauld #3 (269/365),
10. 270910_ Nathan #1 (270/365),
11. 280910_ keep hope within, keep doubt without (271/365),
12. 290910_ mug (272/365),
13. 300910_ comin' down #5... from the Citizens Rose Garden (273/365),
14. 011010_ Water (274/365),
15. 021010_ Eilidh #3 (275/365),
16. 031010_ elastic love (276/365),
17. 041010_ under my feet (277/365),
18. 051010_ noise to his signal (278/365),
19. 061010_ on my desk (279/365),
20. 071010_ apple (280/365),
21. 081010_ in the disused railway tunnel #10 (281/365),
22. 091010_ Motherwell Fire Station Open Day #10 (282/365),
23. 101010_ at 1010 on 101010 I was in my bed reading "zero history" on my iPad (283/365),
24. 111010_ the Heritage Centre (284/365),
25. 121010_ Roses in Beveridge Park #3 (285/365),
26. 131010_ Brobee (286/365),
27. 141010_ Alex's cornet #1 (287/365),
28. 151010_ autumn #2 (288/365),
29. 161010_ Miriam & Dayna #2 (289/365),
30. 171010_ pass it on (290/365),
31. 181010_ the enemy (291/365),
32. 191010_ Colours of Autumn (292/365),
33. 201010_ if FaceTime & Instagram met (293/365),
34. 211010_ scary cupcake (294/365),
35. 221010_ my new work PC (295/365),
36. 231010_ Saltcoats Salvation Army (296/365)

It has been abandoned ever since...

According to the details on YouTube:

Six Flags New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
It has been abandoned ever since.
This film was made in October 2010 by Teddy Smith.
The park is scheduled to be demolished in January 2011.

Beautiful cinematography with a haunting soundtrack by Godspeed You! Black Emperor... makes me want for my next urban exploration.

Tx

(via Human Resources with thanks)

My thoughts on "for r" by Leonardo Rosada

"Dedicated to life, the sun, the rain, noise, passion, all instants that are imprinted in my memory and Rita"

Leonardo Rosado

I was given a copy of "for r" to listen to and review... and I have undertaken this task with great gusto this morning. I am lying in bed... Olly is away doing other things and the we'ans are entertaining themselves in relative peace and harmony. As such... I am geeking out in a blissed out reverie that most music-lovers will appreciate... the state of listening and musing on the music itself.

The soundscapes created on this recording are intriguing... and make me dream of hearing them live. I can envisage standing in the Hamilton Mausoleum... immersed in their dissonant creativity... but they also add to what I have been reading of late. I have discovered with joy the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and it is to his writings that I am compelled when I soak in the soundscapes created by Leonardo.

The first track - "how the rain fell that day" - has two layers to it. The top layer is a simple, haunting, almost child-like melody with the bottom layer being some fantastically glitchy found-sound. The two layers come together in a sort of harmonious disharmony until approximately 2 minutes in when the bottom layer evolves into this wondrous rhythm track with some additional effects reminiscent of dub. This eclipse of the layers is such a joy to hear... its like participating in the moment of creation... where you witness the coming together of various disperate forces... and participate in the conception of the idea. This joining-together is a moment to be savoured and cherished.

The second track - "smiling or why i fell in love" - is a spacial found-soundscape that reminds me of the H. P. Lovecraft story "The colour out of space"... it brings to mind the point in the story where Ammi Pierce walks around the Gardener's farmhouse. There is a sense of unease... of disquiet... of movement beyond comprehension... the same is true in the ambient atmosphere created by Lenardo. By no means is this "easy listening ambient"... it has a level of dissonance that jars but, with further exposure, the value and worth of the piece becomes apparent. It is a piece that needs to be experienced and treasured for the pictures it creates in the mind's eye.

The third track - "the sun still rises everyday" - is underpinned by a deliciously dark drone that is present yet not quite... as if it is coming from a distance... like the echo within the whispering walls of Hamilton Mausoleum. More immediate are the sounds... the movements of glitches, starts and steps... that are close at hand. These sounds are both familiar and ominous in equal measure.

In addition, there is a real sense of two worlds... the natural and the man-made... haunting organic sounds play off of the rational metallic and electronic to create a wonderous piece of ambience that I will, most definitely, return to.

The soundscapes Lenardo has created are food for the imagination... they transport and they engage. They demand your attention and reward your loyalty... by giving you time to dream and the real space to see beyond.

"for r" by Leonardo Rosado (Relaxed Machinery 0012) is available for €5.55 on bandcamp.

Tx

A roll of film from my Olympus [mju:] zoom 70

I got a roll of 200ISO AGFA film processed tonight... taken on my Olympus [mju:] zoom 70.

I'm delighted with the majority of the roll... I think I deleted 3 out of the 27 I got back. The full set is available here.

I love analog... and will keep snapping.

Tx