I’ve never been to a place that is so still.
A stillness that borders oppressive.
Your thoughts thunder through your mind here
Without distraction
Everything buried rears its head
Barren branches
Birdsong, a chorus to a frozen place
So little movement
Reflection isn’t something you make time for here
It is the default
How you spend your time
The lake shimmers
A mirror to the world
The clouds, the sun, the wind, it shows it all.
A constant reminder that reflection is not optional
By this lakeside town.
Monson
@manidraper on the power of collective creative collaboration.
Peep his full interview with Courtney Payne @afro.frame and Keren Southall @kerensouth on YouTube (LINK IN BIO).
Captured during his session at @livefrommamadogstudios from @mamadogstudios and @corduroymedia — a series highlighting artists and culture makers from Oakland and beyond.
Watch the full session + more live performances on our YouTube Channel.
Thank to our Crew for working hard to get this show running:
Executive Producer: Carl D. Brown
Musical Director: Julius Jarvis @drumraider
Sound Engineer: @kvnmccann
Host: Courtney Payne @afro.frame
Host: @kerensouth
Steadicam: Isiah Flores @isiahisiah Camera: Elijah Flowers @flowerspowermovingpictures
Camera: Dexter @cine.dexx
Camera: @slvtrfilms
BTS: Adrian Houstone
1st AC: Jonathan McDermott
Lighting: @cainphoto
Stage & Sound @oaklandvm@stevesnider23
Studio Manager: @fletchalexander
Studio Assistant: Joshua Esparza
Editor: @alexislupi
PA: Hugo Suarez, Cory Hamilton, Lyle Kahney
#LiveFromMamaDogStudios #ManiDraper #YouTubeShorts #BayAreaArtists #HipHop
Audio UP ⬆️ on this super fun BTS edit of our Cal Football shoot on our new @magicboxstudiosinc LED wall @mamadogstudios . Thanks to @afro.frame !
Thanks @supersweet_motion_pictures for bringing us to the party to collaborate on this fun project!
Sky’s the limit on this new compact (but powerful) LED volume with full adjustable ceiling at Mama Dog Studios!
#love #oakland #ledvolume #studioproduction #cal
Embarking on a new project at work where I will get to dabble in the digital collage world, and it makes me soooo happy!
Developing a look and aesthetic for some upcoming content we will be creating, and this is what I came up with!
Theme: conflict !
Keeping it minimal and incorporating some graphic elements in the background.
Mantra for 2024: just make shit.
And watch your step. *wink* *wink*
#collageart #collage #digitalcollage #collagecollective #makeart #collageoftheday #create #artislife
I went to Santa Fe, NM a month back with the homeskillet @jesselwessel . (Yeah, I said that!)
This is a photo I took of the church at Taos Pueblo, a native American village inhabited for over 1,000 years.
This trip was one of the most emotionally moving to date! We heard so many personal stories and made brief but robust connections all across Santa Fe. Thanks Jessie for keeping me curious and not cursory. Lessons
We took a tour and learned the details of this specific community and the arocities committed by both the Spanish and Americans.
When I went back through these photos and thought about the hypocrisy of the church. This mood felt right.
But peep the light, though. It's still there.
I'll be sprinkling these NM photos out!
@taos_pueblo_
#photooftheday #photography #moody #photo #photographer #travelphotography #santafe #taos #taospueblo #photograph #lumixs1 #lumixphotography
It's been AGES since I have made a collage! And it felt good.
This one was inspired by the prompt: journey.
Life is long, so take your time with it. There are levels to this thing called life, and you will get where you want to go, eventually. You just gotta keep sliming along.
(Who said slime, can't be a verb!)
Be like a snail. The end.
#digitalcollage #collageart #journey #collage #collagecollective #collageoftheday #create #snail
Februllage Prompt: Umbrella
First time delving into the Februllage prompts. Love it!
#februllage #februllage2022 #collage #collageartists #collages #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #collagecollective #collageart #collageclub
New episode drop!
"Meet Pyra, a dystopian artist breaking out of the "Asian mold" |Kinnari | Coconuts TV
Featuring the incredible, the bold, the fierce @onlypyra .
I had a great time shooting, and editing this piece. PYRA was an inspiration in her style, and aesthetic.
This is for all the anti-normies out there! Keep doing you.
Big shout out to my Producer and Co-Creator Cat Costa @dogherine .
Link in Bio!
@coconutstv@kinnari.tv@c_panyee
#kinnari #coconutstv #bangkok #thailand #pyra #dystopian #originalstory #documentaryphotography #docuseries #documentaryfilmmaking #womenfilmmakers #womenstorytellers #womenwhocreate
Just another everyday.
May not be my everyday, but it's someone's.
Hong Kong, 2019
#hongkongstreetphotography #hongkong #streetphotography #streetphotographers #everyday #street_photography #cinephoto #urban_street_scenes #urban #streetgrammers #photooftheday #streetscape #streetleaks #documentaryphotography
