Agree with Jax. Your posts always take me somewhere.
I love this one and had never thought of Janus/Ianus in this way. Like, I knew there were two faces but I never connected that with looking backwards and forwards at the same time!
Kind of what it sounds like you are doing with your substack as you revisit the old and re-vision the new. Im in a similar place with my own writing. Deep and labrynthine discernment about where to go next... so the invitation to think of doorways is much appreciated.
Love the Seamus Heaney poem, and the doorway artwork. Is the other bit of prose your own?
I like your etymologies and the sharing of public domain art and images. I also like your posts that incorporate geographical explorations.
When you envision what you want to do differently with the substack, do you imagine the themes themselves changing - or how you express these themes? For instance you could incorporate your own photography, art/doodles, or record these posts in audio formats.
Thank you so much for this lovely feedback, Rian. And for asking me about that second piece of writing in the post - it made me realise that I had forgotten to caption it. Mortifying! It's January Night Prayer by Ursula Le Guin. I'm so glad that you like what I share because so do I. I'm not sure how differently I will do things or not - I am still interested in the themes of creativity and creative process, still interested in grief, still turned on by etymology and images I find in the public domain, and still see the point in exploring geographically. Not a chance I will include my own photography or art - I'm bad at it because I don't enjoy doing it. I'm leaning towards to a mixture of the stuff I do like. And I would like to explore audio formats as well.
Your posts always take me to another place. So, more please! Sometimes, I'd love a peek into your world. What you're doing. How these ideas weave into your practice. Thanks for your generosity in sharing these beautiful thoughts, artworks and poetry.
Thanks for the kind words and useful feedback, Jax. My 'world' has been pretty... strange recently (looking forward to catching up sometime so I can tell you about it). And, of course, that has had an impact on how I make work. And I will be writing to that. At some stage. I'm just considering what the most helpful (for me) way of going about it would be.
Agree with Jax. Your posts always take me somewhere.
I love this one and had never thought of Janus/Ianus in this way. Like, I knew there were two faces but I never connected that with looking backwards and forwards at the same time!
Kind of what it sounds like you are doing with your substack as you revisit the old and re-vision the new. Im in a similar place with my own writing. Deep and labrynthine discernment about where to go next... so the invitation to think of doorways is much appreciated.
Love the Seamus Heaney poem, and the doorway artwork. Is the other bit of prose your own?
I like your etymologies and the sharing of public domain art and images. I also like your posts that incorporate geographical explorations.
When you envision what you want to do differently with the substack, do you imagine the themes themselves changing - or how you express these themes? For instance you could incorporate your own photography, art/doodles, or record these posts in audio formats.
Cheers,
Rian
Thank you so much for this lovely feedback, Rian. And for asking me about that second piece of writing in the post - it made me realise that I had forgotten to caption it. Mortifying! It's January Night Prayer by Ursula Le Guin. I'm so glad that you like what I share because so do I. I'm not sure how differently I will do things or not - I am still interested in the themes of creativity and creative process, still interested in grief, still turned on by etymology and images I find in the public domain, and still see the point in exploring geographically. Not a chance I will include my own photography or art - I'm bad at it because I don't enjoy doing it. I'm leaning towards to a mixture of the stuff I do like. And I would like to explore audio formats as well.
Your posts always take me to another place. So, more please! Sometimes, I'd love a peek into your world. What you're doing. How these ideas weave into your practice. Thanks for your generosity in sharing these beautiful thoughts, artworks and poetry.
Thanks for the kind words and useful feedback, Jax. My 'world' has been pretty... strange recently (looking forward to catching up sometime so I can tell you about it). And, of course, that has had an impact on how I make work. And I will be writing to that. At some stage. I'm just considering what the most helpful (for me) way of going about it would be.