In a message dated 1/7/01 8:39:25 AM, RoseMJoy writes: << Welcome Rob & Kathleen! I visited your site 'Image and Verse". Very nice! I particularly liked your "Jungle Out There" and I didn't find it scary at all. What is the media that you use for these works? it's interesting to see that Joni is not the only one who paints with words. >> Greetings to Rose (and to all who have or will welcome me) - Thanks for the warm embrace everyone, and Rose, thank you for your very kind words regarding my 'Image & Verse' website. It's my small way of shouting into the void. A humble attempt to add a touch of harmony to the cacophony and discord that all too often accompanies our human dance. Just a few selections from the hundreds of pieces of free verse poetry and artwork I've done over the years (the many years). ;-) "Jungle Out There" was conceived as a large mural piece. It is a mixed medium composition which began as a digital rendering, done by hand with a Wacom tablet and pen (as many of my 2D art pieces begin). It grew to include elements of lacquered collage, and ink sketch. If you enjoy this art form, click on the 'Other Links' button should you ever visit 'Image & Verse' again - it will lead you to other similar works that I, as well as my son Justin, have created. Rose, I do share Joni's passion for 'painting with words', but the ethereal plane upon which her creations reside is a place about which I can only dream! I struggle to say poorly in a paragraph what the bewitching Ms. Mitchell (nie Anderson) says brilliantly in a sentence or phrase. Man, to be touched by Roberta Joan's muse for only an afternoon - you could shoot me and take my shoes. I'd die a happy man! She is truly a 'woman of heart and mind' - a very, very old and eternal soul. The gift she has been given, and freely shares, is one for the ages. When history reflects on the 20th century, Joni's creative genius will shine as one of the brightest beacons - a significant milepost on the path of human emotional and intellectual evolution. Again all, thanks for the welcome - I feel the love! :-) ...Rob
