Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

Boris the Spider

Posted on 4th December 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create merges perfectly into what will be week 2 of our #CLMOOC #DigiWriMo pop-up animate week. I’ve been fairly nervous of animating things from scratch so far, but I’ve been paying attention to Niall and especially a recent animation … Continue reading →

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What makes an image digital writing?

Posted on 3rd December 2016 by NomadWarMachine

This is a question that Karen and I have been mulling over for the past couple of weeks – without coming to any firm conclusions. This week we threw it open to the CLMOOC DigiwriMo Pop-up in the form of … Continue reading →

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Pop-Up ALT-CV

Posted on 26th November 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Last year, as a way of introducing ourselves at the beginning of Digital Writing Month (DigiWriMo), Maha, Kevin and I came up with the idea of an ALT-CV (a Curriculum Vitae, or CV, is the British word for resume): What if … Continue reading →

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The British Library

Posted on 29th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

It’s a long way to travel from Glasgow to London just for a two hour meeting, but that’s what I did yesterday. And although it was a long way to go, the thought of two longish journeys that I could … Continue reading →

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Dream Team

Posted on 22nd October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday’s Daily Create asked us build our dream team of five. Meh, no inspiration for that – so here’s Deleuze’s five from ATP: Yet much of positive value came of Deleuze’s flirtation with the greats. He discovered an orphan line of … Continue reading →

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Statues in the park

Posted on 21st October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

It is such a beautiful day today – we weegies have to celebrate these – so Niall and I pocketed our cameras and headed out to Kelvingrove. The sun was shining on the Uni tower, looking tiny here in comparison … Continue reading →

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Why I write

Posted on 20th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

The Daily Create today asks for us to answer the question “Why I write”. So why do I write? I write because I am angry, I write because I am sad, I write to get my thoughts clear in my … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the season

Posted on 13th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Glasgow today, so Niall and I were delighted to see that today’s Daily Create urged us to get outside and take photos of our surroundings. At the moment our pathways are carpeted with … Continue reading →

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Visualising scales

Posted on 12th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I recently sent Wendy a string art card I’d made and she responded by playing it back to me. As I listened to how she heard my strings, I realised that I also wanted to play me making the cards.  … Continue reading →

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Christmas Korknisse

Posted on 8th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Autumn is here and my thoughts have turned to Christmas, and what I can make for friends and family this year. Last year I experimented with some Korknisse – cork elves – and this year I wanted to improve on … Continue reading →

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