I've started blogging on my agmoore2 account again. It has been more than a year since my last post on this account. I hope to experiment and explore here. The results may be less than stellar, but will offer the opportunity to challenge my skill set.
Today I present the first post on my resurrected blog.
The animated picture was derived from a digital painting I created maybe five years ago. The painting, though crudely executed, reflected a memory from childhood.
I was ill and in bed. I could see the kitchen from where I lay. The wall behind me was blue and covered by white imprints of a foam sponge. I had painted the wall myself, with my sisters. We had fun splattering white paint randomly.
There was a hot plate on a scratched wooden table, and a cat (actually yellow) nursing kittens in a box. As I dreamed in fevered sleep, the house came alive.
I used a newsprint filter on GIMP on the original picture, and made layers using Paint 3D. The GIF was created with GIMP.
I hope you enjoy my eccentric excursion down memory lane.
hey agmoore...2. I like the idea of giving your more experimental part of your soul an own cyber identity. Looks cool. Out of curiosity: how long can you trace your memories back? I have some early pieces where I am not even sure if they are real memories.
Thank you my friend. I look for freedom in the guise of another personality. It may be a sign of pathology :) but I actually do feel more brave in my secondary character.
Your point about memory is spot on. What do I remember? What has been reinforced by siblings over the years? Have I seen photos that alter the impression? Yes to all of the above. I think, if something is particularly dramatic, or distinct from what followed, it is easier to separate.
In my case, we moved when I was seven and again when I was eleven. In each case there were dramatic circumstances surrounding the moves so it's easy (rather, given the imperfection of memory) to associate a memory with a time. This memory was in my second house, so I know for certain I was older than seven and younger than eleven.
Thank you very much for your encouragement. Often, we are as free as we choose to be. I hope you are well there and bearing up under the current crypto storm.
Regards,
AG
Edit: To answer your question, how early?
I know by using my method that I recall preschool very well. I had a brother who fell ill when he was nine. 4 1/2 years older than I am. I have clear memories of traipsing through the forest with him. So I guess that takes me back, reliably, to the age of four.
yes, Im fine :). Thank you! This is the answer I was looking for. Still the closest we come to time traveling. I have the impression that creative people often have much earlier memories and more vivid memories.
Have a great week!
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