Comments for Jackie Morris Artist

Comment on Deadlines. by grace

grace — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:38:52 +0000

I love the way the creatures of the forest are concealed and revealed, just as that moment of wonder when one first sees the presence of another in the forest.

Comment on Deadlines. by marilyn ritter

marilyn ritter — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:43:51 +0000

I sense the presence of all the ginger cats and think I see their ghosts. I do miss them so.

Comment on Later: by Michelle in NYC

Michelle in NYC — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:46:38 +0000

What a lot of progress. The details in the ‘small’ drawings are intriguing with their snippets of script. What book is this being rvealed? I’m curious for the whole story now.

Comment on Deadlines. by Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:56:32 +0000

I know that people would put eggs and gorseflowers in water to colour the eggs yellow at easter. And here is a link to a page of dyers recipes. The flowers smell strongly of sweet coconut. Beautiful. And they say that kisses are only in season when gorse is in flower. They bloom as golden bushes this time of year, but even in the depths of winter there are always flowers somewhere.

Comment on Deadlines. by Michelle in NYC

Michelle in NYC — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:09:24 +0000

I had no idea Gorse was so beautiful. I wonder what kind of vegetable dye it would make and will look that up. May your rhythm hold steady in the busy of your days.

Comment on The Icebear: English and Chinese. by Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:24:21 +0000

I love the Chinese script. And yes, I find the music too intrusive. But I do love hearing the words read by other people. Would love to have more of these recordings up. I don’t like listening to the sound of my own voice though and once I have recorded myself reading my head gets all tangled up with how it sounds not what it says.

Comment on The Icebear: English and Chinese. by WOL

WOL — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:59:32 +0000

I like the voice of the Chinese reader better than the English one, and I could do without the music. The music of the human voice needs no accompaniment.

Comment on The Icebear: English and Chinese. by Michelle in NYC

Michelle in NYC — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:38:22 +0000

It is strange and wonderful in it’s way, especially the Chinese version, so foreign to my ear. It can only be a good thing to be reaching round the world on magical sound clouds, though I must admit, I find the vocal delivery somewhat stilted, and I’m unsure about the carrying background music. It does have a lmesmerizing (lovely for lulling the senses), but, unfortunate leveling effect. The story stands as it’s own wonderful entity, still–I love your reading best, and will forever hear it in your voice, with your intimate inflections (http://mscomfortzone.blogspot.com/2011/11/mammal-muse-thursday-master-illustrator.html)

Comment on Of wolves and ravens and stories. by the yearning for Beauty « It's Crow Time

the yearning for Beauty « It's Crow Time — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:51:48 +0000

[...] them fully & yes, it’s so very close to finished, I like this one. Thanks again to Jackie Morris for taking the great photo of Merlin the Raven in the Tower of London. Share [...]

Comment on Women’s Work. by Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:20:42 +0000

How wonderful! I would have loved to do a thesis on something as romantic as the history of those sweaters. No wonder you have such a brilliant imagination. My thesis was on savonious wind turbines for 3rd world use. (Also no computers; god, remember the microfiche?) I would like to tell you a little story. I have a 1959 mini seven which I drive in E. Oh the anoraks I’ve met who want to disprove the car’s age thru inane things like: “in 1959 that rivet should have been 1/4 “ to the right of that seam, so that proves it’s a 1960”. Why should it matter? Does it make my car less cute, me less sexy driving in it? I don’t think so. (Oh, but now feel bad about all the sweaters I shrunk in washes past)