Journey to the Dark Side (Luke)
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New Stuff...
...For those of you who haven't
heard Bea's Diary
was chosen as a Yahoo
Pick! There was a lovely little review which you can read.
Her popularity has soared as a result, much to my surprise. There
was also a little news bit at Altpick.com.
...Bea also has two recent entries,
Sublime
Saturday and Random
Cutting Collage.
...I will be doing a presentation
for a drawing class March 24th at the Ontario
College of Art and Design at 3:30pm!
Working on... several editorial jobs...and another book concept (in it's early stages).
Reading...
"The
Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, (for the bookclub). I have to say
is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I won't give anything
away (it's easy to do as there are many surprises). But I will say,
I DARE you to put it down after page 107! It's impossible.
I was gripping the armchair and constantly getting up for water and food!
This book really makes you think about what it means to tell a story.
Yann Martel has the gift.
"Without
Reservations -the travels of an independent woman" by Alice Steinbach.
A lovely story about a middle aged woman who realizes that she has fallen
into the habit of "defining myself in terms of who I was to other people
and what they expected of me." So she decides to take off to Europe
for a year of finding herself. My favourite thing in this book are
the postcards that she regularly sent home to herself.
"Making
Memory Books and Journals by hand" by various authors. Is a compilation
of three books in one. Someone had recommended this book to me recently
so I decided to pick it up. While the actual directions are quite
lacking, (the photos are too small to see what the maker is doing), I find
it a good source of inspiration. Filled with lots of images of artists
journals. I've started to incorporate sewing into my journal and
find it quite freeing, it reminds me a hours spent watching my grandmother
darning socks.
Grateful for...really good books that transport you...japanese paper...a vivid imagination.
Enjoying...
hours
of fun at Loopland
...Goldtop...I
was actually very moved by seeing her drawings of the hospital equipment,
I love when people can make the most out of a trying experience.
...I'm sort
of dreaming of a French
Country Cottage, landscapes filled with green hills and castles.
And this one is affordable.
...if you
haven't seen it yet How
to Draw a radish is a good alternative to doing "practical" things.
I particularly like the quote "Always have $1 and a pen with you
at all times. (The $1 is to buy another pen, in case the first one runs
out of ink.)."
...kicking
my butt, Knock
Knock Products
...and for
some daily reading try Making
Happy.
...illustrator
Brian Rea
Films I
recommend:
Donnie
Darko I always laughed at the title of this while passing it
in the videostore, thinking it was the cheesiest name ever. This
film rocks! (My partner didn't think so.) But I love stories
with old books, mysterious characters, cryptic messages, and fantastical
characters played by Patrick Swayze. The website gives even
more background info on some of the strange characters and has different
levels to reach via passwords, codes, etc. Think Twin Peaks meets
X-Files. Layers. I want to get the DVD.
Enlightenment
Guaranteed Another from the Dogma school. A charming story about
two brothers who travel to Tokyo to spend time in a Buddhist monastery.
Recommended for anyone into Buddhism, it goes into many of the concepts
that I am working on myself, (non-judgement, lightheartedness, sitting),
but it does it in a funny, entertaining way. Made me laugh, cry, and smile.
Researching...Wind Power, I'm thinking about getting a windmill as the cost of fuel is beginning to skyrocket.
Eating...drinking lots of green tea...asian chicken soup with soba noodles...potato and fennel soup...spinach risotto with asiago and carrot.
creatively
yours,
Keri
*The Wish Jar Tales are ©2003
Keri Smith