Voyage of the Malamander - Podcast
December 14, 2009 Filed in: Podcast
Origami Action
December 01, 2009 Filed in:
Books, Films, and Other Diversions
It’s amazing that the Christmas season is already here. It seems like just yesterday I was launching the Two Egrets studio site and blogging about it...
Anyway, a lot has gone on in the past months with personal recording, writing, performing, and the usual. I have been amiss in posting about it. I hope to do more blogging. The blog on the Two Egrets site has been very active, so perhaps I will employ a similar schedule for my songwriting/music site.
To celebrate Christmas this year, I am working on an Origami nativity scene. I posted this to my Twitter account and got quite a few nice comments. Being so, I figured it might be of interest to blog about it. This might appear to have little to do with my music, but it helps. It helps a lot more than one might think.
Art creates art, I think. Being blocked hasn’t been much of a problem for me lately. In fact, I’m very excited to share some of my new recordings with you. As I finish them up, it is helpful for me to have a sense of perspective. One way for me to get that is to try other art forms.
Origami is really fun for me. It’s kind of like folding an elaborate paper airplane that doesn’t fly. Its utility comes from its beauty and it’s simplicity. I often wonder how someone thought to fold paper in such a way. The cool thing about origami is that it mainly relies on a willingness to follow directions. That’s something I’m slowly learning how to do.
Anyway, stay tuned! Thanks for reading.