Posted: 29th March 2011 | By: creature

Ju Shardlow Poetry Collaboration pt2

Creature loves poetry nearly as much as we love illustration. So what happens when we merge the two mediums? Find out below!

Earlier this month we called out for illustrators to create images for a series poems by Ju Shardlow. We gave each illustrator one poems each and asked them to create their visual interpretation.

There are 6 poems in total, the first three were released on Tuesday (click here to view), this post gives you the final three with accompanying illustrations.

Mags James

Above: Mags James – illustratormags.blogspot.com

The man killed his own cock (California Birdfight)

On the news of fighting cocks
there was a news of death.
“Tulare”, rimmed the mouths
of men till even grit went deaf.
In maddening sun a scene of guts
and trash of glass was swift,
bundling arms of splattered notes
the mustangs roared and left.
“Someone got him to the grave?”
(a hat tipped to another) “Naw,
a knife in midst of flight
was brandished on the brother.”
At night the tale was networked
over starlit, linered ocean,
and in the lounge of youth-filled house
caused this brash commotion:
“Guns don’t kill people,
chickens do.
AHAHAHA
OHOHOHOHHOOO.”
On the news of fighting cocks
there was a news of death.
“Tulare”, rimmed the mouths
of men till even grit went deaf.
While saner towns with
righteous mounds (and PETA)
kissed their bets.

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Sarah Ushurhe - The Greatest Pizza Place on the Planet

Above: Sarah Ushurhe - krop.com/sarahushurhe

The Greatest Pizza Place on the Planet

After rattling slices at a thong,
Baz necks another quid vodka.
Dancing girl tastes the cheese:
“Put in a few anchovies,
I’ll grind till dawn.” But
Dawn was already grinding
the pepper, disgusted Baz
had brought her to Thin and Loaded.

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Louise Norman

Above: Louise Norman – louisenorman.co.uk

People having sex after a heated motorbike accident

He stripped himself of leathers.
Scarred-on sinew patterns
with metallic paints, peels off
t-shirt underneath
to reveal real flesh.

He helped her with hers.
Ripping, the stench of sweat-soaked
grease never left the hall.
They kept their helmets on.

Luckier were two blokes outside
who found the keys still in the ignition.

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View part 1 of this poetry collaboration

Thanks yous…
Thanks to Ju Shardlow for allowing us to publish her poetry. This art wouldn’t exist without her words. Nor would it exist without the eagerness and creativity of all the artists involved, it’s so interesting to see how each individual has interpreted Ju’s words. We hope more than anything that it has been an enjoyable experience for you.

More opportunities coming soon!

Posted: 28th March 2011 | By: creature

Ju Shardlow Poetry Collaboration pt1

Creature loves poetry nearly as much as we love illustration. So what happens when we merge the two mediums? Find out here…

After the success of our first poetry collaboration in February, we have decided to embark on a second. Earlier this month we called out for illustrators to create a series of images to accompany 6 poems by Ju Shardlow. Ju has been a creature friend for some time. We have seen her perform her poetry on a couple of occasions and she was the poet behind 1000 poems in 24 hours, a project we covered for National poetry day last year. She is a talented word smith to say the least.

This project involves 6 poems by Ju, each illustrator was given a poem and asked to create their visual interpretation.  Part 1 gives you the first three poems with accompanying illustrations. Look out for part 2 tomorrow. We hope you enjoy the show!

Donya Todd - Brotherwood

Above: Donya Todd – www.donyatodd.co.uk

Brotherwood
One match saves
the others from burning.
Prodded, boxed,
quivering to the nib.
“Charlie did a brave thing
for us lads”
(Chinless is suddenly
the spokesman.)
And back they go,
shunted to the string.

The calendar chimes.
Wood-bath commences
once more.
This time, Johnny,
(despite his friction)
with stiff upper stick
shall spill his lot
for his brothers.

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Jes Hunt - The astounding adventures of Arthur Coatman

Above: Jes hunt - www.jeshunt.co.uk

The astounding adventures of Arthur Coatman
Series one
Episode one
Part one
Arthur gets stuck
in his own coat.

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Gareth Hopkins - Inspired by David Shrigley

Above: Gareth A Hopkins - grthink.com

Inspired by David Shrigley
“Fight to the death between two snails.
Snail 1 is eaten by a bird
Snail 2 is also eaten by a bird.”

The churchgoers look still, perplexed
as the vicar bows, taking his fables with him.
Edging out the pews, they vow
to forget this sin-confirming tale.

The fable is recounted later in a smoking room
but by Lord Denson to a chair.
So it was lost in time pretty quickly anyway.

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Thanks to Ju Shardlow for her poetry, this art wouldn’t exist without her words. Much appreciation to the artists for your insightful interpretations. We hope this has been an interesting and enjoyable experience for you.

Part 2 tomorrow.

Posted: 22nd February 2011 | By: creature

New Poetry Collaboration

Poetry Collaboration

We recently arranged a collaboration beween a poet - Ben Macnair - and 6 illustrators. Each artist was allocated one of 6 poems to illustrate, with no knowledge of the other poems. The results can be seen here: part 1 | Part 2

We are now looking forward to poetry collaboration number 2 and are in search of 6 illustrators to create their visual interpretations of 6 poems by the wonderful word smith Ju Shardlow… westywrote.blogspot.com.  The poems and their accompanying illustrations will be displayed proudly on the Creature blog.

If this sounds good to you then get involved by simply tweeting @Creaturemag or leave a comment below. Submissions will be open till Wednesday 2nd March to give everyone a chance to apply. Then, with the help of Ju, we will pick 6 illustrators to collaborate on the project.

We will endeavour to contact everyone who expresses interest but it can get quite busy so  please bare with us.

Why get involved?
One of the previous collaborators, Gilly Rochester, wrote this great review about her involvement in the first collaboration: http://gillyrochesterdesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/poetry-collaboration-for-creaturemag.html

Posted: 16th February 2011 | By: creature

Ben Macnair Poetry Collaboration pt2

Creature loves poetry nearly as much as we love illustration. So what happens when we merge the two mediums? Find out below!

Earlier this month we called out for illustrators to create images for a series poems by Ben Macnair. We gave each illustrator one poems each and asked them to create their visual interpretation.

There are 6 poems in total, the first three were released on Tuesday (click here to view), this post gives you the final three with accompanying illustrations.

Matilde Sazio - Procrastination

Above: Matilde Sazio – matty-thestoryteller.blogspot.com

Procrastination

The warning sign
is on the door.
In a waiting room,
you don’t know how long,
you will be waiting for,
with last year’s Woman’s Own,
Children kicking their seats,
a man with a nasty cough,
and none of his original teeth,
peeling wallpaper,
fading paint,
and a creeping sense of Déjà vu,
until your name is called,
and your own shadow
follows you through.

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Patrick Carlsson - Schools Out

Above: Patrick Carlsson - piktografika.se

School’s Out

The Caretaker
adapts the recipe
to his needs and methods,
and while the School Orchestra rehearses,
a lumpen atonal piece with none
of the right wrong notes,
he cuts off the excess fat,
cooks the mincemeat, and looks
to improving the demand
for his supply teacher pie.

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Illustrating Rain (Kiran Patel) - Snapped

Above: Illustrating Rain – http:illustratingrain.blogspot.com

Snapped

Snap went the camera,
the caretaker of a moment in time,
an unrehearsed happening,
an excess of excitement,
adapting a group of friends,
to molecules, pixels, pinpricks of light,
improving, and keeping stories
which do not need to be told.

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View part 1 of this poetry collaboration

Thanks yous…
Thanks to Ben Macnair for submitting his poetry, we were drawn in by his insightful words and intimate little stories. This art wouldn’t exist without his poetry. Nor would it exist without the eagerness and creativity of all the artists involved, it’s so interesting to see how each individual has interpreted Ben’s words. We hope more than anything that it has been an enjoyable experience for you. Look our for more poetry collaborations soon.

Posted: 15th February 2011 | By: creature

Ben Macnair Poetry Collaboration pt1

Creature loves poetry nearly as much as we love illustration. So what happens when we merge the two mediums? Find out here…

Earlier this month we called out for illustrators to create images for a series of poems by Ben Macnair. We gave each illustrator one poem each and asked them to create their visual interpretation. The illustrators are from all over Europe, brought together under one roof especially for this collaboration.

There are 6 poems in total, all by Ben Macnair. This post gives you the first three with accompanying illustrations. Part two can be found here. We hope you enjoy the show!

Ellen Vesters - Crime Scene

Above: Ellen Vesters – www.ellenvesters.nl

Crime Scene
Don’t follow the red snow,
it is a warning,
that around here are
Grim fairy tales
with an eighteen certificate.

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Daria Hlazatova - Snowman

Above: Daria Hlazatova - dariasgallery.blogspot.com

Snowman
The Snowman looks pale,
like he has seen the Ghost of Christmas past.
He hears the stories,
of what happens to Snowmen,
how he can never have a holiday in the sun,
and each snowflake that makes up his skin,
is a ticking time bomb, waiting.

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Gilly Rochester

Above: Gilly Rochester – gillyrochesterdesign.blogspot.com

The Orange

She treats her heart,
like she does her
Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
She drops in on hard surfaces,
introduces it to the business end of hammers,
peels of the expensive covering,
and gives it away piece by piece.

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Thanks to Ben Macnair for submitting his poetry, we were drawn in by his insightful words and intimate little stories. This art wouldn’t exist without his words. Much appreciation also to all the artists involved, it’s so interesting to see how each individual has interpreted Ben’s words. We hope more than anything that it has been an enjoyable experience for you.

View part 2 of this poetry collaboration

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