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Do You Hear the Waves Breaking in the West?
I write this from a beautiful old house in Virginia, several days after posting my video. I am relaxed and drowsy, and nothing seems more attractive than drifting to sleep to the music of the crickets and frogs outside. Is it wise to leave the window open and breath the cool air when I’m still…
Can’t See Fruit? Don’t Worry! Summer Will Bring Growth!
These past few months I’ve been “spinning my wheels.” With my Dad recovering from two minor leg surgeries to protect him from further problems with blood clots, my family’s group hasn’t been traveling. I’ve been sitting at home. Helping my parents clean and declutter. Practicing violin and viola for multiple sessions almost every day. Studying…
Make the Hands Dance – The Challenge of Animating Musicians
For almost as long as I’ve been a musician, I’ve noticed the sometimes quirky, sometimes laughable loops of hand and finger motion that you tend to see in cartoon players. Whether it’s a ukulele being put through the same three chords no matter what is played, or a flute with fingers hopping wildly, it seemed…
Riding the Plains of Rohan
This is the second video I’ve finished on the road, and I absolutely love how the animation came out! Between the lovely harp by Paige Marcelle from the CD cover (from which I carefully removed Ganneldor and colored in the gaps) the new comissioned hair by the.red.butterfly (on Instagram) for the animation, and the other…
Consider the Stars
The day before yesterday I did something that I hadn’t done in a long time. It was late, we were preparing to say farewell to friends. And we stood and stared up at the moon and the stars. The moon was so bright, and whether it was the atmosphere and clouds or its very brilliance,…
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