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Drawing on Music ( in preparation)
There are obvious connections between the visual arts and music, but none so exact as actually writing music and drawing. The relationships between the materials of musical notation and those of drawing are explored in a book that seeks to move beyond the writings of Klee and Kandinsky. It sees drawing as a tool for understanding not only what is visual but what is sonic too. The book is to be a treatise on both composition and drawing and is intended to encourage the reader to view and listen with a greater sense of connection between the sense of hearing and seeing.
The Voices of Gaia (in final draft form)
The universe is full of vibrating ‘things’ and probably always has been; even before Big Bang. This book traces the evolution of natural sound from Big Bang to the present day. It moves from the ‘music’ of the stars and planets, to the sound of the oceans, volcanoes and winds. Then on through the whole ‘orchestra’ of micro-organisms; fish, molluscs; insects; birds and mammals. Throughout, the author encourages (and teaches) the reader to use the act of drawing (mark-making) to represent sound in visual form.
More Birds Talk (in preparation)
Another 24 common British and European birds are ‘interviewed’ by Edward the ‘hooman’. Each bird describes its life and habits in a series of ‘birdie’ autobiographical sketches. This will be a companion to the already published Birds Talk, and a third book, Still More Birds Talk, is in the research phase.
Mammals Talk (in preparation)
The Birdograph (used to translate Birdish into English in the Birds Talk series) also works for mammals! 24 British mammals have their own growl, bark, whistle, whinny, scream,
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