Category Archives: Multimedia

Eight Years Blogging – Writing Chaos into order from the Forest of Souls: Part I

Posted on May 19, 2019 by AnnIsikArts

Wisdom is the complete willingness to be the plaything of chance circumstances”. (Lao-Tse) I’ve been blogging for over eight years. The anniversary has come and gone. That’s a long time and a lot of words. I’ve been taking stock: what … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Collage & Assemblage, Multimedia, spirituality | Tagged 12 Rules for Life, Chaos, Jordan B Peterson, Papier-mâché, The Spectator | 4 Comments

Tumblr Features My Work : The Dust of Life

Posted on July 17, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

Tumblr emailed me to say they’d featured a couple of spreads from one of my Arthouse Coop Sketchbook Project sketchbooks in their BS Project. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Sketchbooks, Collage & Assemblage, Mixed Media, Multimedia, Photography, Printmaking, Short Story Writing, spirituality | Tagged 2012 Sketchbook Project, Arthouse Coop, Arthouse Coop Fiction Project, Just Giving, Rob Stevens Singer Songwriter, Street Children Scavengers, streetchildren, The Pages Of My Life | 2 Comments

Arthouse Coop Sketchbook Tour 2015 – Done, Polished, Posted

Posted on April 4, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

Some of the pages were polished – those to which I added beeswax or encaustic wax. The sketchbook was a progression of my artistic exploration Below the Line, a phrase from Deepak Chopra’s book Quantum Healing. I dismantled the sketchbook … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotmenteering, Altered Books, Art, Art Journal, Collage & Assemblage, Encaustic Art, Mixed Media, Multimedia, Nature Journal, Printmaking, Stitch, Stitch, Writing | Tagged Allotment Gardening, Arthouse Coop, beeswax, Coffee Filters, Deepak Chopra, Eco Printing, encaustic, encaustic wax, khadi paper, Organza, Sketchbook Project 2015, the sketchbook | 5 Comments

Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story Challenge: I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls

Posted on February 22, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Every Friday authors gather around the virtual fireside of fellow WordPress blogger Rochelle Wisoff to share flash fiction stories of 100 words, prompted by a photograph, and exchange constructive criticism. Readers’ comments are also welcome. I Dreamt I Dwelt In … Continue reading →

Posted in Dialogue, Multimedia, Music, Short Story Writing, Singing, Walking, Writing | Tagged Dialogue, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story Writing, Urban Walking, Walking Holidays, Writing | 25 Comments

The Healing Power of Animals

Posted on December 2, 2011 by AnnIsikArts

I have been very quiet around my blog for some little while. But … I’m back.

Lots of tales to tell of art and music and walking and writing, but I wanted to kick off my blog again with something special, and something to uplift and inspire and so I’ve made my first ever video and posted it on my You Tube site. No mean technical feat for me.

The music is by singer/songwriter/musician Rob Stevens, with whom I’ve been acquainted for a few years. I’m a big fan of his music and what he does with his voice and this track is one of my favourites. His music is available for MP3 download on Amazon and on iTunes and other places around the web.
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