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Through the lens
I cringed at the photograph… me of course. Like the vast majority of us, I suspect, I hate being on that end of a camera… the pointy end that highlights all the bits you don’t want to see. I have...
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In black and white
Shadows, by Nick Verron I held out my foot, and pointed the camera… the reflection of black shoe and white skin in the black gloss desk was interesting. Thought provoking… just a reflection… perfect...
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Bubbles
Nautilus by Josephine Wall The moon sails high above the silent garden; tendrils of scented steam chase fireflies through the bougainvillea that tumbles over the white painted walls of the villa,...
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Interpretations
“ … the standard translation of one of the chief scriptures of China refers to the venerable Lao Tse as “the Old Boy”. This sounds comical to European ears, yet it is not so far removed from the words...
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Harvesting changes
Saturday morning we were up on the moor to greet the dawn. It was apparent that we were going to be doing so symbolically this time. There would be no golden orb rising in the east that we could see...
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The pan-dimensional mouse
I have spent a lot of time lately working with two dimensional representations of multidimensional states. No, I don’t mean anything arcane and mystical… or something that belongs in the realm of...
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Fire from heaven
Originally posted on The Silent Eye: There was supposed to be a meteor shower. The young moon would not be bright enough to drown the display of cascading stars with its light and the skies over the...
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Raid
After tentatively asking permission, we were finally inside the church at Ogbourne St Andrew. We never know what to expect from these places when we visit for the first time, preferring to look first...
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Eye of the beholder
The Toilet of Venus, Rubens c.1614 “…item, two lips indifferent red; item, two grey eyes, with lids to them; item, one neck, one chin, and so forth.” Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Let’s be clear…...
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Dear Don XLVII
Dear Don, I have to point out that the precise origin of ‘your ‘slug trails are probably more unmentionable than the ones I am currently dealing with… No suit should be subjected to such gelatinous...
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Station to Station X…
Originally posted by Stuart France on The Silent Eye Contemplations A Week of Sorrows is a cycle. A Fortnight of Sorrows is a bi-cycle. The three falls of Jesus echo the three deaths of Merlin. The...
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Station to Station XI…
Originally posted by Stuart France on The Silent Eye Meditations What aspects of the personality could be represented by: …The Hooded Figure …The Bearer of the Cross …The Haloed Female Figure …The...
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Station to Station XII…
Originally posted by Stuart France on The Silent Eye Visualisations Imagine the events represented by the icons playing out like a cinematic film in your mind’s eye. Clearly visualise all the depicted...
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Animal Magic
Stuart France at The Silent Eye (photo – Sue Vincent) Bird-King In the Valley of Birds was consternation. All the birds had met there to choose a king but none could agree on which of their number...
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Clouds From Both Sides by Geoff le Pard
Reblogged from Geoff Le Pard at Tangental I was reminded tonight of the fabulous Joni Mitchell Song Both Sides Now This line stuck, stuck hard in my throat, my head, in every little bit of me I’ve...
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Flash… by Stuart France
Reblogged from Stuart France at The Silent Eye …Quicker than Jumpin’ Jack… the long, green, hairy foot left the Blue Sphere of nowhere and re-assembled before our eyes. We tried to turn. We tried to...
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Nine minutes to One, part one – The Bridge of Falling – Steve Tanham
Reblogged from Steve Tanham at The Silent Eye: Later, they told him that he had not come from the mountains. But that was much later… In the beginning there was a storm on a mountain top. He is...
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Jumping at shadows
I came across a video of the work of artist Stefan Pabst. His work includes photorealistic portraiture, but it was his 3D drawings that amazed me. While the glasses he draws look like something you...
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Crazy bird lady and the sixth sense
On the first day that Ani and I moved into the new flat, a small, unidentified flying object hopped in through the big glass doors to say hello. He looked a bit like a sparrow, but his legs were too...
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Circles Beyond Time III… by Stuart France
* ‘Let Sleeping Goddesses Lie’… * * ‘A Mound Upon a Barrow’… * * ‘A Safety Plug’… * * ‘Chronic Landscapes’… * * ‘Celebration of the Lizard’… * * ‘High Atlantis has raised her shores’… * * ‘Nesting of...
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