Thanks to my Uncle Al for letting me borrow two of his Foxfire books. The two I grabbed have sections on banjo and dulcimer making as well as violin making, knife making, hide tanning, animal care and wood carving. Not … Continue reading
Some possible titles for these books could be American Hemlocks, The Seahorse In English Literature, American Tallships of the 18th Century, The Reindeer Mailmen, Song of the Sami: The Laplanders in Music, The Athabascan Snow Shoe, and Tugboats of the … Continue reading
Initially inspired by a wooden Russian church whose name now escapes me. Also inspired by Brodsky and Utkin-The paper architects. Soundtrack is from an album whose only english in the title says: Unique Music of Old Russia.
The Legend of the Jet-Ski Crocodiles…they learned how to drive jet -skis and motor boats. A guy tried to stop them but they drove over his head and killed him. The ruled the lake for a thousand years with their … Continue reading
Fire Fire I Heard The Cry from Drew Christie on Vimeo. Finally, A linocut animation.
Audio Accompaniment provided by Jimmy Driftwood playing the fiddle in C minor tuning. The song is called Goin’ To Hunt The Buffalo. You can download the whole album over at Allen’s Archive.
Inspired by the book Timber by Ralph W. Andrews. Soundtrack provided by Buzz Martin, the fantastic logger/country singer and songwriter from Oregon’s coast range. He was born in a tent and died in a hunting accident in Alaska in the … Continue reading
I was recently at the Vatican and while strolling through one of the Pope’s libraries I stumbled upon this picture. I believe these monks were a vigilante sub-sect of the Benedectine order of monks. They stockpiled weapons and artillery well … Continue reading
Inspired by the Mississippi Records release In Times Like These by Bishop Perry Tillis. Listen to the first track from the album right here.
