"Her Words Give Sprout to Both Root and Wing" was created (and sold) in 2013. The title and subsequent composition relates to a conversation I had during a crowded art reception with artist friend Silvi Alcivar. Silvi spoke beautifully about her own artwork and how her heartfelt poetry related to the delicate gold thread she had lovingly sewn throughout it. Someone took a photo of us that night while we were in mid-conversation (see next photo) and posted it on facebook. My responding comment was "..your artful words and presence seem to always simultaneously give me root and wings." And just like that, I had an idea to make what would become one of my all time favorite assemblage works. I went onto become an artist member of @sfcityartgallery and at my first exhibition with the cooperative I exhibited this piece as one in my series titled "Her Words", each a loving tribute to my talented and inspiring muse, Silvi Alcivar of @thepoetrystore. If you are not already be sure to give her a follow! #herwords #poetmuse #bringingwordstolife #visualcontext #typwriter #rootandwings #groundeddreamer #wordsthatinspire #themagicofwords #powerfulwords #assemblageart #foundobjectart #asemblageartists #diannehoffmanart #storyteller #skinoftext #silvialcivar https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzY5uQPfsq/?utm_medium=tumblr
#writing a fight scene... well, a bit of a scrap more than all out fight... got the movie in my head, now I need the right soundtrack to draw out the words to bring it to life... #writinglife #writingmusic #soundtrackforwriting #fightscenesarefun #writersofinstagram #reflectionsoffae #bringingwordstolife
tara/22/canada - You are lying Tara lying about your age cause you're 23 and old! I'm kidding, happy birthday to you, I hope it's amazing and magical and everything you deserve which is a lot, thank you for being a great if not the best friend to me on tumblr even if you did unfollow me that one time! Love you xx
Why you gotta be this way D:< But THANK YOU SO MUCH I just do my best you know and I don’t recall ever unfollowing you I think you must be mistaken that definitely didn’t ever happen. LOVE YOU
are you still doing the word thing tara i wanna send you words - alien, pavement, maps, real (no I'm not trying to remember words I've already read what?)
I JUST FOUND THIS AND IM BORED & TIRED OF STUDYING so here katelyn
alien
“Good talk?” Harry asks, lips automatically liftinginto a grin at the cheerful look on Niall’s face.
“Yeah,” Niall replies, turning his key in theignition. The RV rumbles to life, the low hum of voices on the radio joiningthem once more. “I was trying to ask him about possible alien activity aroundhere. You know, local legends, anything unexplained…”
Harry raises his eyebrows, tugging his seatbelt on.
“Find anything out?”
Niall laughs, pulling carefully out of the gas station.
“He thinks the whole thing’s a load of horse shit. Hedid recommend this diner down the road, though, if you want aproper meal.”
pavement (this is cheating btw)
He takes a large bite of the second half of hisgrilled cheese, chewing quickly and looking at the window. Harry follows hisgaze. The night is almost fully black, now. The light at the back of the dinercasts a bright, warm glow across the pavement of the lot. It’s oddly peaceful,oddly beautiful. It makes a strange sadness stir in the pit of Harry’s stomach,spread slowly through him; like a deep nostalgia. A deep regret. A deep senseof something lost or forgotten, though he can’t think what. Niall finishes hisgrilled cheese and folds the container closed, wiping his fingers on a napkin.Neither man speaks, for a long while. Then, Niall stands and begins to preparethe samples for transport.
maps
Harry nods, almost impressed by his willingness toexplain the shortcomings of his evidence. When he turns away, Niall’s pullingopen one of the cupboards, pointing to the carefully arranged binders inside.
“This is all like, background information, research,reference material… and I guess it’s kind of nerdy but I keep, like, ship logs. Like one of those expedition captains.”
He laughs a little, and Harry smiles, tilting his headto read the neatly-printed labels on the side of each book. ‘TRANSMISSIONS –SUMMER 2013’, one reads, and another: ‘ROSWELL, NM. REF 1’.
“I’ve also got my maps,”Niall pats a stack of pages on the upper shelf, “good to know where you’regoing, can’t always trust the GPS.”
real
Soon enough, his thoughts turn back to Niall and histheories of UFOs. He must be around Harry’s age, he figures, though he has oneof those forever-young faces. He thinks about how livelyNiall was, discussing the Andreasson Affair, talking about his work. Hewonders how he finds it so easy to believe in the stories. Harry wishes he did, sometimes,just for the excitement of it all, but he can’t reconcile tales of strange,grey beings probing brains with any form ofreality. It would be sort of terrifying, as well, to think you could get plucked from your bedroom or the side of the road whenever they pleased.He’s seen that real very fear in the eyes of the people he’s interviewed; he’sseen the way they seem to always be watching the windows.
when you’re trying your best to write narry but niall is always sort of in love with louis...
“Louis,” Niall greets the man who comes to hug him. Their embrace is tight, warm. Louis is a breath shorter than Niall, with sinewy arms and tanned skin and brown hair that looks like he just rolled out of bed. Niall curls his fingers through it, briefly, before pulling back. His hands linger on Louis’ arms for a moment before he fully lets go. He looks – happy. No hint of the seriousness that always seemed to be edging at the corners of his lips.
for the fic meme, and you know in your heart it will be worth it was ridiculously good, the entire concept was so memorable I find myself idly thinking about it sometimes, i don't think i said it in the tags but the dog giving the omen and Niall misinterpretation leading to his own near death, it was self fulfilling, belief in a thing gives rise to the action. AND THE OTTERS HOLDING HANDS THING AND NIALL AND HARRY ARE SO CUTE. Also its magical realism, so the potential to read into the 1/2
2/2 the magical attributes and create a metaphorical meaning, a merrow who can't dive, who needs his crown, BUT HE ALWAYS HAD IT, he found his strength when he needed to save Niall, it was growth borne from necessity, Harry would never have found his ability had he never found Niall, and in finding Harry Niall found a sense of belonging which had evaded him. I think I'm done now, I'm better when I ramble in tags, but its just that good Sav! <3
AWW, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! i was SO HOPING even a tenth of that would transfer but you got EVERYTHING, and i’m so happy. i loved the ambiguity of the omen dog as well bc maybe it meant harry, or maybe it did mean niall! maybe niall trying to change anything made it a self-fulfilling prophecy. i always loved the tinkerbell trope where belief is what fuels magic. :’) thank you so much <3
Sexy strips and carry out 1) of course it's memorable what's not memorable about Niall stripping on a table 2) Niall's birthday party + alcohol = good table sexy dancing location 3) sexy. Niall. 4) I actually can't remember if there were metaphors 5) I was laughing to hard to notice pacing 6) Liam went from embarrassed to embracing it 7) Harry actually there is a line about how he always ends up on his feet 8) hysterical laughter is an emotion 9) Niall table dancing 10) love you tara
🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 KATELYN!!! such a sweetheart with such a knack for personification and lush, vibrant settings. i feel like maybe u like using caps lock as much as i do which is A LOT, so we should definitely try to have more caps locked convos. thank you SO MUCH for all ur commentary on my fic too bc ur so kind and generous, and i’m so glad u made a return to 1d world so we could go down with this ship together. #NAYLOR SQUAD
