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shadowjam collected notes sept 29th 2024 at Martin's house

(black bean dip, hannah dog in a sling, sensor light)

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demon leaf

OFF OFF OFF

get OFF my lawn

but wait

excuse me

forest fires

late fire season

seaweed

ocean becomes underground

geological time change

fuzzy

invertebrates meeting under the sea

microbes COUNCIL

molecules gathering

all things discussed inside a raindrop

raindrop heading to kelowna

where they would evaporate

the STAR of KELOWNA!

gelato king

goblin

the HERO begins on the roof

the hero looking for a party

the nice berg

just chillin'

seasons

devouring the slug

the EYE Doctor

SLUG meets OLIVE

OLIVE supremacy

OLIVE assault

darkness and change

change in my pocket

llama in a cage

grow a garden in a cage

do i have to be of age?

touch the wheel of change

destructive change

MANY WHEELS MAKE LIGHT HANDS

wheely wheely small wheel

WHEEL OF CHANGE IS SO SMALL

this change is not big enough

chair heads

Put your CHAIR in the AIR

the LUMINOUS VOLUMINOUS HEAD

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~collected notes/shadowjam analysis from july 26th, 2024 shadowjam at Meris' house

Less FIRE

No More Fire

fire got rained out right away

true to theme

giant hand from ocean

kyle

SENTIENT TILE

the great one beautiful tile

tile trying to fit into a space in flux

hello george?

zombie moment

reanimation

holding the foetus

(I don't know how to hold a baby!)

giant foetus

diving through the world

kicking and screaming

(foetus gets around)

LOTS OF GHOSTS

big fear

ghost fear

chain of ghosts

red ghost guy ascension

mountains grinding

hot sun personified hotness

water wheel

fishy wheel

rain turns

Andalite

bart simpson ended up in an organ

into esophagus

two pink otters

clearly underwater

otters swimming in the water

otters swimming into the tile

WET TILE

flying fox face

scritchy scratchy

beautiful musical build at the end

kitty feather tail

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snippets from june 14th, 2024

Shadowjam! at Caitlin & Skiffs garage in Maple Ridge

grilled papaya!

basket of puppets!

so many snacks!

EAT THE DIAMOND

Diamond Crown

Dentistry underground

fridge goes buzz

musical undertones

harmonizing

Big Unicorn Presence

The storm will pass for the unicorn

farting rainbows

Self Conscious Dragon

I tickled the eye

The Devil's Trumpet

the devil's horn

Shadow of the Demon

random eyes

piping hot tea

sun moon finger point

dissonant birthday hand waving

random hauntings

Uni-Centaur

Centacorn had mad six-pack

hot centaur washboard wizard pegasus fight

WIZARD BATTLES

Something going on in wizard's horn

drunk wizard

too much booze

(social anxiety)

VALIDATION DRAGON

Sassy Cat

FAT AND SASSY

cat likes to eat onion rings

likes whoppers

that was a banger

alien landing

when you eat the diamond

"I am totally not an alien!"

I'm totally human

Mythical Fish Tales

thera-fish

offish-ally

one fish was hot

Botched Fish Wedding

runaway fish groom

slicey glinty movement

butterflies having a hard time

kept getting knocked out

laughter

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collected notes from Dec 3rd, 2023 Shadowjam at Hypha Arts

themes: forces of nature, FUNd art not war, intergenerational starry hippos, whimsical whistleblowers, among other things...

sip sip stormy lightning

PLACENTAPEDE!

the mean king/the mute king/the four horned king

inside the mind face of the silent king

bow down, bow wow wow

marty macdonald brow was very hungry

angry meal

the avatar

weird blue haired one

i need to feel electricity

hold my hand

viewing window in the hill of gestation

twins for sale

the twins had no names, they were offended

"be careful who you tell our name to"

commerce was the midwife

dna evolution

THE BIRTH OF MODERNITY

PUT IT BACK!!!

build it up

cluttered modernity

pandoras stinky socks

day night day night day night

rapid flooding water rising falling

the falling person in the swirl

PROTOPLASTIC/PROTOPLASMIC PEOPLE!

lightbulb bird

flyby angel

alligator zipping through

tickle my ears

pointed teeth

perforate the paper of the pulp and paper planet

you can't force the sun out of the sky

ghost conference

in hindsight the afterlife was not what i expected

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We did a Virtual Shadowjam experiment. The whole thing was live streamed. People were interacting from afar via the comment stream and we were incorporating their typings into the jam, plus others were having their own jams in their own locations simultaneously and beamed in with live video, so we added that into the mix. it was a stew of slow weird rockin' sound and visual art improv. If you missed it or want to re-live the collective dream, the whole jam is still up on the interwebs. Fast forward to the 8minute mark to get acquainted with us and the space, and the jam seeps into action, fire gets lit at around 20mins...

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light screams

prison of the mind

colourful octopus

fast octopus

little girl living inside octopus eye

red eyes

I have red eyes

inside of the inside

anchovy paste

jail time

jail key 6pm curfew!!!

six o’clock warning!

5 more mins!

the lady marjorie

fake marjorie

she would never be there

missing arm

ocean missing head

anglerfish

getting eaten by strange worm decapitation

mountain became sea thing

SEAWITCH & child of sea witch

care about exploring the world

jellyfish the fairy

French academy

bonjour

French dog

dog translator

wanting to go to jail, there’s good food there

the failing stand up show 

is this thing on?

t-rex guy

armless guy

clothespin head

clothespin surgery

this will do

narwhal love affair

don't leave me narwhal!

narwhal warrior

slow brine lake

(sponsored by the red socks)

collected notes from nov 15th “wane, waning, day of the incarcerated writer, marine biology” themed jam at nonny & ezra’s place

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spin that dog

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remember remember remember

horse

dragon cauldron

ladle

spoon fed

spoon me

climate change early on

everything changed right away

always changing

dilapidated bunny all beat up

in the shadow of the bunny

find a hug

yellow green spring and strand

trampoline spring

sprung

resurrection

sticky honey,  hot honey,  sexy honey

rainbow

taste the rainbow

lick the rainbow

shaken tree, shaken bee

tree floating

heart wood

frog head person

funny heads

speaking heads

spinning dog

dancing dog

hole in it’s heart

jaw head singing

fresh water song pouring

fresh clean water comes from sky bum

tendrils burnt hair

water water

empty hearted dog

heart the key

...........collected notes from april 7th Sunrise neighbourhood jam

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black hole sun

dance around the fire

dance around the ghost hotel

heart ghost lives there

there’s an ocean inside us

flashback

donated organ

ear 

i’ve been making some experiments

mighty mitochondria

white supremacists are bacteria

panda is being hugged by the jellyfish

in the bahamas

pineapple island

blood fed flowers

getting nourishment from the flowers

i’m so drawn to you earth

the boot with jagged soles

on jagged boot island

borders were being contested

public service announcement

there’s a housing crisis

subsizided housing is being implemented

mucous sucking flower

nourishing mucous

grandmother

exploding sun

menstrual moon

the sun exploded

how can you do your job without any hands?

legless questioner

the sun was propaganda

the sun was an illusion

collected notes from Solstice Shadowjam at MOOT Studio June 21st Vancouver b.c. on the unceeded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.

on the national day of indigenous peoples

also the international day of yoga

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TOMORROW WAS TODAY NOW LATER

firefighters didn’t even try to put out the flame

bridge with no end

tree of time crossing the bridge

beast of time

pipeline

time monster

alien from space

rocketship

a little wind

small wonderful woman

amazing little woman

take a rest

partners

tree

sexy time

practicing reproducing

kinky by the tree

the tanker and the whale making love

species passion reproducing

the bottom of the sea is busy

time beast peeking in seaweed

relaxed observer

chaotic change insects

insect experiment DNA

algae created tree and birds

mama tree is green again

bird looking for mama by the tree

WHEEL OF TIME SPINNING

change change

what should i eat? grapes.

REMEMBER THE ANCESTORS!

DON’T FORGET THE ANCESTORS!

and the names

jane rachel sue

(elephant never forgets)

happy birthday endlessly!

flying time

fire monster

comet meteor

rocket comes from a pipeline

the bleeding whale

pipeline monster in a comet

offering a gift

a gift from lizard snake

they wrapped it themselves

a birthday gift

take the gift

TAKE IT!!!

today and tomorrow swapped places

birthday was missed

time monster returns

scales and eyes have seen many eons

interested in experiences

vacuuming the t.v. micro sized super tanker

whipping the beast of time with a spring

mountain’s hat

TIME PTERODACTYL!

and the winner is....DETERMINED BY NATURE!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BiFVVbIFkDQ/

collected notes from April 26th Shadowjam at the Kids Castle

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sailing in ship

moon in candelight

sparks strobe

where did the snow go?

ice melting the passage is clear

what happened to the sun? (tiny orange square sun)

the bubbly fellow

HIGH THREE! nature making love to itself

the vigorous head popped off licking everything

EGGMAN

licking the grass

the tongue

aggressive at first I don’t know where I am

I’m just gonna lie in the sun

circle changing everything changes suddenly violence gunshots! incompetent crime scene the murder scene detectives ask

is it wine or is it blood?

officer sargent

hide the gun under the leaves

body found on the lawn

body outline washed up on shore

who began drinking wine

pulled down by the net

the net unsolved flowers over and over plants taking over everything old crone beggar the blood of my ancestors crown of branches mountain oracle eye oracle the lost giraffe living inside the explosion walking in the sea ship the see acid trip stars in the sky living in a pocket of time

break on through to the other side

the threads of life

fibrous surfer

follow the string

get to the end blowing the candle

candle tongue

collected notes from march 21 shadowjam at La Casita

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the waiter with the candle

offering a light snack

clouds for a moment

the tide the roots

the LARVA

daughter says “I’m going to the city to find love!”

parent child love

let them go to the city

journey to the city by the larvae

mother stays home at the roots

daughter leaves home and returns and leaves again, and returns

reaching branching arm hands try touching

you’re digital

i like your digits

Going to the city 

psychedelic city

multi-coloured

modernism

postmodernism 

compostmodernism

The larval décomposition song

TIME KILLS THE YOUNG!

the larva and the rattle fall in love

The mother monstera meets the rattle. 

yes mom, my lover identifies as a rattle they sink into the roots

the roots are the way to love Breaking apart, losing oneself, falling in love, decomposing. 

Monstera breakthrough

the roots pass through to the other side

metamorphosis

there was a moon

the HEART

lots of heart

conversation of the heart

at home deep at home

the heart has a murky colourful centre

falling in love with the roots

I want to be composted deep inside you

sticky

sappy moment

triangleman

pyramid head

sharp hat

he was interesting

question beast

question dragon

asks many unanswerable questions a loosener

a mug 

tea tease

everything changes

the answer is held by a slug

to ask antennae

tap dancing antennae

seal scapula

chubby chicken

chipotle love

greasy fingers 

deep fried love

clinging to love

heart burn

contentment in my heart light dessert

open the curtains and suddenly snow!

collected notes from “love and larva” theme 

shadowjam at the Generative Nest

feb 13th 2018

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PUZZLE HELIX >>> https://puzzlehelix.brownpapertickets.com/

music by Only a Visitor @onlyavisitor

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stop-motion, video collage, musical delights

Video by Roxanne Nesbitt

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PUZZLE HELIX! Jan 12+13th at Studio 16 

https://puzzlehelix.brownpapertickets.com

An evening of live music and shadow puppetry/projection twisting together! Sound & visuals collaboration between us and #EastVan sweethearts: Only a Visitor (@only_a_visitor)  #vancouvermusic

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the opposite of consumerism is regurgitation

let it out

the wind, the leaves

two leaves dancing

two hands, beckoning

we complete eachother

for a moment

the sister skating on low tide

sparkly floor reflection is the tide line

falling forever

the eyes, they see

looking for love

boing boing sea creature

make out scene

tongue licking

la la L L L L L  (tongue flapping sounds)

there are so many different types of pleasure

squiggle fluff worlds

lint boot person

waiting for unexpected helper

going to the mall and making good choices

buy things, bye things

two for one

shell for sale

cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep

-bird

never forget squeezing the baguette

upside down in the sea

looking through love glasses

looking for likes

snaketime world

full moon

liking your hair

brushing your hair

like my new hairstyle?

the clutch

protecting the clutch

the octopus, snuggling the clutch

“don’t touch my clutch”

the owl

wise owl, wise tree

(boot did not get the knowledge it was asking for)

the owl retreats easily inside the trunk

wanting to eat the owl

O o  o o o oh oh who whuu whuu whuuuu

obviously ok

hello i’m looking for a friend

no is my name

spinning time at the ranch

sundown on the longest night

suddenly morning

scribbles

what’s your message to me?

screen parachute universe

dancing around fire

the witches dancing

hot center surrounded by the cold

-collected notes, dec 19th, 2017, shadowjam in richmond