absolutely beautiful. i love how you were able to capture the bark the way you did, looks amazing!

thanks! maybe i'll look more into that.

[>>cont'd]
When your roots were ripped from me
You took part of me an I held thee
As the time grows longer still,
There is nothing that this hole could fill

I do not know
How to go

(just the last bit of it, as the whole thing was too long to post. and i've rambled long enough haha)

[>>cont'd] hard to explain, but a woman is burying the ashes of someone dear. some text from "Earthbound," which puts a focus on the fallen tree/exposed roots [cont'd>>]

[>>cont'd] thematically, side 1 expresses the life of the tree under the ground and how it might present above. side 2 expresses the life of the tree above the ground that we see. the non-tree story, however, is presented through various non-speaking human roles. [cont'd>>]

[>>cont'd] i envision this as an art/operetta sort of hybrid, with the scenery actually presented as the main character. the scene includes a massive, beautiful tree. alongside there is a fallen tree (roots exposed), various ground mushrooms and moss; eventually colourful flowers as well [cont'd>>]

@bekbrooks.bsky.social thank you so much for your feedback! i see what you're saying about the beginning, it could be developed slightly more (though I can't add too much more, for technical reasons). [continued>>]

actually, most people in my life tend to do the opposite, or shrug when something bad happens to me. my faith in humanity is getting closer and closer to 0 as time goes by.

his picture is from 10 years ago when he was in quarantine in the basement up in rhode island. no idea who painted that, came with the house. haha

this one didn't fit in the post.