As I sit at my desk awaiting the arrival of a power kite and looking out the window at the great British weather (it is almost biblical outside and this is summer?) I am attempting to format the pages of the first digital edition of Annotation. I Have relativity little experience at this, beyond arranging academic papers, and I am finding it quite frustrating but I guess this is one of the most important parts of the creative process. Thankfully I do have friends with more experience than I at designing layouts and friends, I must admit, with more of a “creative” eye but I am learning. This is some what of a moment of procrastination as I promised myself that today I would continue with my pre Phd reading. I am currently preparing to embark on a Phd on the subject of water in African art. This involves looking at how water operates, what does it represent, how does it function and how can this wateriness be captured in various mediums? I guess that it is this last thought that lead me back to this magazine. Realising how much preparation has to go into to any work I think that it may be best if we at Annotation release our themes for the next year so here goes. . .
The first three themes are:
October: Capture
November: Bondage
December: Escape
These will be curated in to a print edition to be released in January 2016 and this is the way in which we will continue. Three digital editions followed by a print copy once a quarter.
January 2016: Endings
February: Cycle
March: Starts
With the Print copy in April.
April: Sea
May: Land
June: Sky
Print in July
July: Artefacts
August: Invention
September: Discovery
With the Print run in October and our, hopefully, one year anniversary.
Well I hope this helps those of you out there who want to submit and hopefully will inspire you to new heights. Please remember that we accept all kinds of work and that we are all here for the good of the “arts”. Guess I should get back to my reading but then my new glasses do arrive tomorrow so . . .
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