Category Archives: collaborative storybook

Creation Myth # 12

Posted on February 3, 2011 by rick mobbs

Two for Damyanti Ghosh, who requested image prompts. Survey her work at http://damyantiwrites.wordpress.com/ This drawing is of my niece, McKenzie Jones, when she was a teen-ager. Not so long ago…   At one time I was putting up new images every thursday … Continue reading →

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How Many Stories Can A Picture Tell?

Posted on August 21, 2009 by rick mobbs

Catherine Nesbitt called the other day to buy a painting. It was her husband’s birthday and the painting gave Jim pleasure so she wanted him to have it. If the truth be told it wasn’t her favorite. The other painting … Continue reading →

Posted in art, childcraft books, collaborative storybook, Crayola crayons, creative process, Doug Palmer, ekphrasis, image prompts, institutional racism, Jim and Cathleen Nesbitt, painting, poetry, selling art, the wheelbarrow woman, whypaisley, Wilmington NC | 7 Comments

War Games; and Bravo’s UNTITLED ART PROJECT

Posted on July 11, 2009 by rick mobbs

We played paintball in the mountains here, with friends from work. I sprained my ankle and broke a rib and had quarter sized bruises all over my body. I limped for a week and still hold my side when I … Continue reading →

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ada and the man

Posted on January 3, 2009 by rick mobbs

Ada will be 6 months old tomorrow. She is watching me now from her nest by my side. Here she is. She’s picked up a new interest. And this blog will be a year old.

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Praise, pepek the assassin

Posted on August 31, 2008 by rick mobbs

hmmm… can’t seem to let this one go. Joyce (pepek) has changed a line in her poem, Praise, written to accompany the image below. I am posting both versions below. Would love to hear your response to the change… . … Continue reading →

Posted in art, callings, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, joyce ellen davis, painting, pepektheassassin, poetry, stories | 17 Comments

this is the post that opened the storybook

Posted on August 26, 2008 by rick mobbs

I am catching up here, having been distracted by some 8 weeks on a film crew, and having a baby (well, Naomi had the baby. At home! Welcome, Ada Corinna Meridian Swinton!), followed by driving a moving truck 2000 miles … Continue reading →

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new writing / catching up!

Posted on August 25, 2008 by rick mobbs

. Here is Grand Canyon, a poem from Tiel Aisha Ansari, creator of the blog, knocking from inside. The poem is from her 3 trips to the Grand Canyon and accompanies this week’s image. . And flesh and rock, from … Continue reading →

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image post 8/22/08

Posted on August 22, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello everyone, Broadus and I are just returned from from our 8 day AzRa rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Some rafting groups are put together by AzRa and people get to know each another over … Continue reading →

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early image prompt

Posted on August 14, 2008 by rick mobbs

I am once again on the road. This time with my 8 year old son, Broadus. Today we drove to Flagstaff, Arizona. Tomorrow we leave on an 8 day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon, a trip that fell out … Continue reading →

Posted in art, bruno, Coach, coach morgan, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, painting, picture prompts, poetry, sherridale morgan | 12 Comments

pepek the assassin

Posted on August 8, 2008 by rick mobbs

I haven’t singled out a poet’s work and talked about it specifically, but Praise, by Joyce Ellen Davis struck me powerfully and I wanted to bring it up and see what feedback came in. I love the painting but it … Continue reading →

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8/7/08 image prompt

Posted on August 6, 2008 by rick mobbs

the summer is flying by. Hope it is a good one for you. Here is a summertime prompt I hope will elicit a story or two… …and they have. Here are some… .thresholds, from lirone (words that sing) . sisters, from … Continue reading →

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back in new mexico…

Posted on August 5, 2008 by rick mobbs

i’m sitting here with a babe in arms. hence the lack of caps. she’s a month old and i’m pulling at her toes as she watches the screen. amazing little thing, making charming little sounds – grunts and chirps, little … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, family, image prompts, moving day, picture prompts, poetry, roadburn | 7 Comments

7/31/08 image prompt

Posted on July 31, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello from the road. Tomorrow we’ll start burning it up. Here is a prompt that reflects the chaos of the moment. Actually it was a fun collaboration with my son, Broadus, but when I look at it now it seems … Continue reading →

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7/24/08 image prompt

Posted on July 24, 2008 by rick mobbs

It’s the dog days of summer, inviting musings on loyalty, long walks and rolls in the grass, unspoken friendship and the simple satisfactions and creature comforts that make up some of the good things in life. Next week I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, dog days, dogs, ekphrasis, friendshp, image prompts, loyalty, naomi swinton, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories | 12 Comments

new work!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by rick mobbs

and still more to post… I is for Bugs . I is for… by Lirone, author of the blog Words that Sing. (Lirone means “song is mine, joy is mine”…) . Tiel Aisha Ansari, author of the blog, knocking from … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, nanda, painting, poetry, stories, storybook collaborative | 3 Comments

something new from the art predator, and more…

Posted on July 21, 2008 by rick mobbs

Lunch-break. The show is winding down and I’m working myself out of a job. That’s the way it works and we are usually ready to be done with the movie at this point, anyway. It never was a calling, just … Continue reading →

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, art, callings, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, film making, film work, image prompts, maria fernanda sosa, nanda, painting, pepektheassassin, picture prompts, poetry, scenic artist, script writing, stories, works in progress, you can't say you can't play | 4 Comments

a note of thanks

Posted on July 18, 2008 by rick mobbs

to cristine, for her mention on readwritepoem.org

Posted in art, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, ekphrastic-extravaganza, mariacristinapoesia, picture prompts, poetry, readwritepoem, thanks!, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

the (friday) thursday image prompt’

Posted on July 18, 2008 by rick mobbs

We are a little scrambled here, with days and nights, hearts and minds full with work and children – so I am a little late with this one. But with kids in mind, here is a prompt to make up … Continue reading →

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, ada corinna, art, awakening, birth, children, collaborative storybook, completion, ekphrasis, faith, family, image prompts, love, painting, picture prompts, poetry, portraits, stories, Uncategorized, works in progress | 11 Comments

7/10/08 image prompt

Posted on July 10, 2008 by rick mobbs

Good morning! Time for work, gotta go. Here’s a picture. Backstory, and more about Ada, later! . praise, by joyce davis (pepek the assassin) . The Condor Soars, by Lirone, on Words that sing . Bystander, by one more believer, … Continue reading →

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7/3/08 image prompt – harbor lights

Posted on July 2, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello everyone. Those of you who frequent here know we have been expecting a baby to arrive any day for the last 11 or 12 days now. Maybe it will be tonight, maybe tomorrow. Who knows? In the meantime it … Continue reading →

Posted in art, birth, callings, collaborative storybook, completion, ecphrasis, faith, home birth, image prompts, kids, light, painting, poem, poetry, prose poem, stories, storybook collaborative, thursday prompt | 18 Comments

6/26/08 image prompt – soup kitchen witch

Posted on June 26, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello everyone. Since we never really know what the day will bring (or when we will knock off and go home), I am putting this Thursday image prompt up early and offering both the original and a later (scribble witch) … Continue reading →

Posted in angels, art, collaborative storybook, ecphrasis, ekphrasis, faith, image prompts, light, myths, oil painting, painting, picture prompts, poem, poetry, portraits, prose poem, soup kitchen witch, stories | 20 Comments

6/18/08 image prompt

Posted on June 18, 2008 by rick mobbs

Here is this week’s Thursday image prompt. Take in whatever direction you wish, and enjoy. Follow this link to the storybook collaborative for an easy to follow guide to images and writing thus far. This is open to everyone. The … Continue reading →

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lunch break

Posted on June 17, 2008 by rick mobbs

big, big raindrops starting to fall. movie okay so far. I am getting more paint on the set walls than on myself, making an old hotel in Las Vegas NM look like one in Juarez, Mexico, with color references from … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art for film and tv, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ecphrasis, electric cow, image prompts, myths, painting, picture prompts, poem, poetry, prose poem, stories, thursday prompt, works in progress | 4 Comments

movie start date pushed

Posted on June 11, 2008 by rick mobbs

update…. it looks like my start date on the movie is pushed to Monday, which is fine with me. We are still doing the last minute ordering and nesting which we hope will make life in the coming weeks easier. … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art for film and tv, birth, broadus, collaboration, collaborative storybook, completion, ecphrasis, elizabeth withnall, faith, homebirth, image prompts, love, NM midwife, picture prompts, poetry, pregnancy, thursday prompt | 5 Comments

starting a show

Posted on June 9, 2008 by rick mobbs

I start Wednesday on a movie in pre-production in Santa Fe. It will be my first show since moving to NM. I’ll be helping to make Las Vegas, New Mexico look like Jaurez, Mexico. Not too big a stretch, actually. … Continue reading →

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, art, art for film and tv, birth, callings, children, collaboration, collaborative storybook, completion, ecphrasis, faith, film work, fun stuff, iatse, image prompts, painting, picture prompts, poetry, scenic art | 9 Comments

new arrivals… and new arrangements

Posted on June 2, 2008 by rick mobbs

if you have contributed a piece of writing and do not see it here please let me know (painter@rickmobbs.com). I am sorting writing with images in preparation for compiling a real storybook collaborative site elsewhere. I want to make sure … Continue reading →

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5/29/08 image prompt –

Posted on May 29, 2008 by rick mobbs

Here is this week’s Thursday image prompt. The painting below was done in oils, on masonite, approximately 7’x3′. The picture is of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore as seen from San Marco Square, Venice, just across the channel. and … Continue reading →

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5/22/06 image post

Posted on May 21, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello everyone, greetings from North Carolina. I’ll be here a few more days and then head back to New Mexico. The countdown begins. We are four weeks to Naomi’s due date (6/21). Don’t know whether to expect a boy or … Continue reading →

Posted in arkay, art, birth, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, fun stuff, image prompts, love, myths, niebla, painting, picture prompts, poem, poetry, pregnancy, stories, works in progress | 27 Comments

5/16/08 the day late image prompt

Posted on May 16, 2008 by rick mobbs

Hello everyone. I’m posting this from D.C. It’s gray and overcast here but great to be with family and friends. Here is something for this gray day. Sorry the prompt is a little late. More later. Be well! p.s. mariacristina … Continue reading →

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5/9/08 image prompt

Posted on May 9, 2008 by rick mobbs

something for your kids, or for the kid in you… from joyce (my uncle pepek’s journal), we have what they said to him . cristine, author of mariacristina, wrote and produced a video (!), cheetah dreams of barefoot boy for … Continue reading →

Posted in art, children, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ecphrasis, image prompts, myths, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories, thursday prompt | 18 Comments

5/1/08 image prompt

Posted on May 1, 2008 by rick mobbs

Here is this week’s image. This is a free for all. Children’s efforts welcomed here. . . Greybeard, the author of crackedheadblog, wrote Dark Matter the junkie’s wife wrote, accountable, damn it arkay, of the pessimistic idealist, wrote art thursda … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, lucid dreaming, myths, painting, picture prompts, poem, poetry, prosepoem, stories | 20 Comments

4/23/08 stupid war (broadus mobbs)

Posted on April 23, 2008 by rick mobbs

It’s a family affair here. My son, Broadus, explained this picture, Stupid War, to me last year when he was 7. (* hmmm… i must have lost his explanation. must look for it.) We worked on the painting together. The … Continue reading →

Posted in art, broadus, collaboration, collaborative storybook, image prompts, making up stories, painting, poem, poetry, prosepoem, stories, stupid war, war toys | 12 Comments

4/23/08 sun and moon

Posted on April 23, 2008 by rick mobbs

paisley, author of whypaisley, wrote bird of happiness.

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, image prompts, love, myths, painting, poem, poetry, sun and moon, whypaisley | 2 Comments

4/23/08 Darfur Fridge (ozymandiaz)

Posted on April 23, 2008 by rick mobbs

just in from the incomparable oz, creator of the blog Ocellus, a poem about more than the darfur fridge

Posted in art, blood diamond, children of war, collaborative storybook, Darfur, ocellus, ozymandiaz, physics, picture prompts, poem, poetry, politics, rainbow, steel sculpture, thursday prompt, Uncategorized, vanity, war, war toys | 1 Comment

#22 earth day – seeing eve (pepektheassassin)

Posted on April 22, 2008 by rick mobbs

seeing eve, for earth day from pepektheassassin, author of the blog, myunclepepeksjournal. (Definitely go over and check out the blog!) .

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ecphrasis, Fibinacci, image prompts, myths, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories, tapestry, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Darfur Fridge – thursday image prompt

Posted on April 17, 2008 by rick mobbs

(updated contributions to the collective storybook are found on the Storybook pages.) . …..…..….. . Hiking in the woods I found this rusting refrigerator that hunters had been using for target practice. I retrieved the door and it sat in … Continue reading →

Posted in art, callings, children of war, collaboration, collaborative storybook, crackedheadblog, ecphrasis, image prompts, lucid dreaming, painting, picture prompts, poetry, steel sculpture, stories, thursday prompt, visual journal, whypaisley | 9 Comments

Whoooeeeeee!!! Guess what came in the mail today?

Posted on April 16, 2008 by rick mobbs

A poem from Lakota, author of the handsome blog, naughtylakota (be warned!). She’s been promising one, and wrote the ailing child to tell the story of the painting below. I believe she has tapped into her softer side… .

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4/10/08 image prompt

Posted on April 9, 2008 by rick mobbs

That week rolled by quickly! Welcome to the collaborative storybook. The image above is the Thursday prompt. Jump right in! Your ideas are welcome here. Colors aren’t quite as true but for higher resolution pic click on image below.

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