Adventures in Experimental Art

Sacred Altering:  Adventures in Experimental Art

by Stacy Wills

I recently shared this on my other blog, but thought I would share it here as well.  It's a little video of my recent experimental artwork.  Most all of the source images came from my existing alcohol inks on yupo, which I then played with digitally - or as I like to call it:  sacred altering.  Sacred altering is about transformation...it is about having taken  something as far as it can go within the scope of one's own natural ability using traditional mediums and then traveling beyond that limitation in a different realm or medium - in this case, digital - to bring forth something entirely new.  For me, it's not so much about trying to debate the merits of  "traditional" ways of art-making with digital ways...but rather, it's about satisfying that creative urge, and finding new ways to create art that speaks on an intuitive level,  allowing  the viewer to decide what it is...or how it makes them feel.    Enjoy!

A Pause for Beauty

Everyone needs to take a little break now and then....

The artwork in this video was created using my alcohol ink paintings as source images, with music from Hildegard of Bingen, Vision 1 - The Fire of Creation.  If you are unable to view the video on my blog, you can watch it directly on YouTube at A Pause for Beauty.

creation two ways: a visual meditation

this video is best viewed in full screen.  if you are not able to view it on my blog, you can watch it here on youtube.  creation two ways is a creative response to some of the material i am currently engaging with in an online course, women on the threshold, offered through abbey of the arts.   enjoy!

Coming Full Circle: Mandalas by Stacy Wills

Coming Full Circle:  Mandalas by Stacy Wills

All of the mandalas in this video have been

lovingly created with digital assistance
from source images such as photographs
 I've taken of things in nature, or cropped

  portions of  original mixed media artwork.

If you are having trouble viewing the
video on my blog, you can watch it
here on youtube.

Ishwarle performed by Aradhna, 

used with permission.

Enjoy!

...into the great beyond

(The Monk and the Moon, 2011)

(The Great Beyond by Jacob Moon)

i first heard jacob moon's music over ten years ago,  and have been a fan ever since.  this song, in particular, made a tremendous impact on me from the first moment i heard it, so i was really excited to find a new live version of it today, and thought it would pair well with this image.  if you enjoy this song, you can check out more of jacob's music here.

collaboration

if you are a regular reader here, you won't be seeing anything new. the artwork in this video has all been featured here at one time or another. what will be new to you is the music you hear. that's my beloved playing. i asked him to play something original to go along with the images and he graciously (and truth be told, a little reluctantly) agreed. he hasn't had much time to play his guitar these days; the pace of his life goes about 70 mph, and he felt rusty. plus, guitar strings are tough on tender fingertips. but he persevered...just as he had all afternoon trying to even figure out how to make a video. when it was all said and done, i watched it about 5 million times...just to hear my beloved play.