#97 pieces

[claypigeonpottery]

the kiln is ON

had to share the top level with the kids’ class lol. and somehow I missed taking pictures of one of the layers (why can I never remember to do that???)

fingers crossed it’s a good firing 🤞🏼

[zzabelz999]

What's up guys, long time no see 🙏

IT'S KURT TIME HELLYEAAAHH💥💥💯💥💢💢

[sgtpeppers]

That was... wonderful... to just hear it done for real, after... what? Four years of thinking about it? Wondering whether it would work, wondering if I'd written bits too fast, or too slow, or... to actually sort of... hear it done by real, professional people and the singers. It's... there isn't a word for it, actually.

Standing Stone, by Paul McCartney

Royal Albert Hall Performance (x)

Making Of Documentary (x)

Standing Stone is a 74 minute long classical piece of music, which Paul worked on for four years. It premiered at the Royal Albert Hall on 14 October 1997 with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus, conducted by Lawrence Foster.

After his success with his first classical piece, The Liverpool Oratorio, Paul was commissioned to create some music to celebrate EMI's centenary. He came up with the idea of exploring "the way a Celtic man might have wondered about the origins of life and the mystery of human existence" and tied this in the with standing stones which to him symbolised something mystical and long lasting.

Photos by Linda McCartney, included on the album.

Paul wrote a poem to assist in getting the story he was trying to convey straight in his head, and it was printed in the booklet of the album. However, Paul wanted the music to work without the listener necessarily knowing the story, for the music to speak for itself, and so wanted to create a piece that "relies entirely on colours and effects drawn from orchestral and choral forces".

He also created two paintings to go alongside it:

I really recommend watching the documentary, Paul is absolutely delightful throughout the whole thing. It's the first time he'd used a computer and software to help him compose and he seems so excited to talk about it (and he has a Wallace & Gromit mouse mat!).

What's also interesting is how the rest of the team spoke about him. They all make a point that this was Paul's creation, and although David Matthews, John Harle, and Richard Rodney Bennet were brought in to assist with the composition, they all talk about Paul's talent, hard work, and the freshness of approach he brought. (The words 'benevolent dictator' may get used at some point, but they also speak of his kindness and generosity.)

It amazes me that someone with no formal music training could make a leap for pop/rock to classical. Composing for an entire 80 piece orchestra and 120 member choir is a completely different skillset to writing a song for the radio (and I'm not saying that's a lesser thing to be able to do, just different). The fact Paul was not only willing to take on the challenge and push himself, but created something so magical speaks to the sheer creative force that he is.

[knightashes]

My two favorite x-men pen doodles I did in between homework :v

[uglly-rodent]

new art new fandom

[sp8ce-queen]

Category 10 cuntquake or something I don't know.

[lululeighsworld]

it was literally their moment and they just let us watch

(if you need me i'll be marinating in this for the foreseeable future)

[thevulturesquadron]

The intimacy of being understood.

[wigglesdtuff]

Like mother like son

[meadow-mellow]

Erik Lehnsherr commission by talented artist @cardo-de-comer !!!

Check them out, they make amazing art and are extremely quick to complete commissions!

[ratbagdc]

I am in love with the Gambit you drew

I am begging for nightcrawler <3

LIke i said, i'm always happy for people to leave suggestions in my ask box, hope you don't mind that it took me a little while.

[bothsidesofaquestion]

::ooc:: to everyone that’s been around saying Kurt copied Zoro because of the three sword move in the latest x-men 97 episode:

Do. Your. Research.

Thanks 💙

PD: I’m giving you a hint of where to start, by checking the Nightcrawler mini first published in 1985. Decades before One Piece was out!

Beau DeMayo is incredibly comic literate, everything he’s done in the series has a reason within the X-Men lore, he didn’t need to use other references. 50 years of comics history is enough for him.

[mokneydloaf]

[ragamine-kin]

decided i hate this but if i dont post it now itll never see the light of day oopsie

[a-roguish-gambit]

Gambit snaps and comes clean it was never just jokes

Dude is a slut for punishment

[desolatediver]

Happy New Year's , may next year be better for everyone !!

Here's a wip of a piece I'm currently planning out.