I love it when creative, fun things happen almost by accident, and unlikely sequences of events lead to wonderful and joyous outcomes. Here’s a recent example:
31/01/2021
My partner received this beautiful print from our friend Jenny for her birthday.
15/02/2021
I was exploring Mirror Lab's new video function and thought the goat made for some perfect source material. I sent a clip to Jenny with the caption "Jenny the Goat is so good. Here it is run through the psychedelic mangle."
16/02/2021
I got a reply from Jenny:
"Shared you video with Rosa (who created the goat) here's what she said ....Oh my god Jen I love it sooooo much!! Please say thanks from me! Made my day!"
Here's what it looked like:
17/02/2021
Rosa got in touch to see if I fancied collaborating. The idea being she would paint the colourful animals, and send them to me to process into kaleidoscopic videos. I looked at her website, riversongheart.com, and was immediately inspired to make more of these videos.
Be sure to check out Rosa’s website and, to see which other animals have got this treatment, head over to her Instagram, @riversongheart.