Category Archives: ecphrasis poetry

6/12/08 image prompt

Posted on June 12, 2008 by rick mobbs

For all the hurting people out there. The quote is from Eileen Mayhew. Some of you work so quickly, and produce such neat things. First out of the starting blocks is paisley, with her poem, paint me a picture. Her … Continue reading →

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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.

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ecphrasis poetry, fun stuff, image prompts, lucid dreaming, myths, oil painting, picture prompts, poetry, sketchbook, stories, the writing life | 24 Comments

the collaborative storybook

Posted on April 7, 2008 by rick mobbs

I am trying to find a graceful way to publish in one place all the stories and poems and myths contributed, and to create an easily read storybook. I first tried posting all the pictures and responses on one page … Continue reading →

Posted in collaboration, collaborative work, ecphrasis poetry, fun stuff, image prompts, lucid dreaming, making up stories, myths, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories, tell us a story!, visual journal, works in progress | 3 Comments

about image prompts

Posted on April 5, 2008 by rick mobbs

I have added this page – the collaborative storybook to have a place to post the myths, stories and poems arriving in response to the image prompts I put up here on a weekly basis. Look for a new image … Continue reading →

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an open invitation to write about a painting, or two…

Posted on April 3, 2008 by rick mobbs

Last week, feeling on the moody side, I posted an image without an accompanying poem or explanation, asking if anyone would like to make up a story to go with the image. Jo of floresence and Oz of ozymandiaz responded … Continue reading →

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, art, collaboration, ecphrasis poetry, myths, painting, poetry, stories | 13 Comments

trials of the ugga bugga man

Posted on April 1, 2008 by rick mobbs

or, one person’s ceiling is another one’s floor, or, the worlds we carry do get heavy sometimes. Maybe, I’m glad the snake is friendly? I am finding that as much as I love this blogging experience, and the people I … Continue reading →

Posted in art, ecphrasis poetry, fun stuff, love, myths, poetry, stories, tell us a story!, visual journal, works in progress | 15 Comments

collaboration #2, on ‘standing in the shadows’, a poem by oz on a painting by rick

Posted on March 30, 2008 by rick mobbs

I am honored that the very able and gifted Ozymandiaz (ocellus) responded to the invitation to make up a story about the painting below with the poem below that. Please visit his blog for more great stuff. (I would like … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaboration, ecphrasis poetry, johemment, lucid dreaming, myths, ocellus, oz, ozymandiaz, painting, poetry, standing in the shadows, stories | 7 Comments

johemmant’s story (florescence) a collaboration

Posted on March 29, 2008 by rick mobbs

This post is a collaborative effort. Johemmant, author of floresence, wrote the wonderfully evocative story accompanying the painting below. Please visit her blog to read many more wonderful and beautiful things. h (jo’s story) We were resting after a long … Continue reading →

Posted in angels, art, collaboration, dreamtime, ecphrasis poetry, florescence, jo, johemment, myths, painting, poetry, standing in the shadows, stories, the writing life | 8 Comments