Below are all the songs, stories and artworks that have sprouted from this thread so far. Click on any image to dive in. When viewing an image, scroll down to see the info below it. All songs and images are copyrighted by their respective creators. No being a jerk!
Beth Marlin's seed song for this thread, from her album Blackbird. It inspired a collage by cqcreations.
Beth Marlin's song I'm A Stranger inspired this collage by cqcreations of the San Francisco Bay area, which has prompted a record-setting seven songs at last count: Even The Leaves by Chico Schwall; When You Found Me by Duff Ferguson; The Day Turns To Night by Laura Hall; Blue House Waiting by Michael Henchman; Thankful You're My Friend by Donna Lynn Caskey; Light by Steve Wacker; and Runaway by Melinda Gibson. Whew.
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Chico Schwall, which prompted a painting by Patrice Webb.
Chico Schwall's song Even The Leaves inspired this painting by Patrice Webb.
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Duff Ferguson, which prompted a drawing by Alex Knox.
Duff Ferguson's song When You Found Me inspired this drawing by Alex Knox of Los Angeles.
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Laura Hall, who has at least one other song on a different thread. This song prompted Angela Durkan to create digital art.
Laura Hall's song The Day Turns To Night inspired this digital artwork by prolific Now See Hear contributor Angela Durkan of Los Angeles.
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Michael Henchman (one of several he's composed for NSH), which prompted a collage by Kathleen O'Grady and Jillian.
Michael Henchman's song Blue House Waiting inspired this collage by Kathleen O'Grady of Los Angeles and her niece Jillian of Reno. Kathleen has at least one other collage in the NSH project. The one shown here prompted Carleen McCornack's song Home Of Their Dreams and Judy Nazemetz's It Seems Forever Ago.
Kathleen O'Grady and Jillian's collage inspired this song by Carleen McCornack of the Oregon duo Mike and Carleen McCornack.
Kathleen O'Grady and Jillian's collage also inspired this song by Judy Nazemetz--the third she's written or co-written for NSH. It's available on her 2022 album Meat Bird In Beigeville.
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Donna Lynn Caskey, which prompted Rachel Jones to make a chocolate and peanut butter treat.
Donna Lynn Caskey's song Thankful You're My Friend inspired Montana baker Rachel Jones to create these fantastic chocolate and peanut butter treats. Like the cookies and brownies she also created for Now See Here, they went fast, and they inspired songs by Garret Swayne and Jen Hajj.
Rachel Jones's chocolate and peanut butter treats inspired this song by Los Angeles musician Garret Swayne. Garret's song prompted a drawing by Dolly Valentine.
| Album | I'm A Stranger |
| Categories | chocolate and peanut butter, garret swayne, rachel jones |
Garret Swayne's song Chocolate And Peanut Butter inspired this drawing by Southern California artist Dolly Valentine (Instagram @Princess_Sugar_Arbel).
Rachel Jones's chocolate and peanut butter treats inspired this song by Jen Hajj--one of several Jen has written for NSH.
| Album | I'm A Stranger |
| Categories | chocolate and peanut butter, didn't want my love, garret swayne, jen hajj, rachel jones |
cqcreations' collage inspired this song by Steve Wacker, which prompted a photo by Pat Quinn.
Steve Wacker's song Light inspired this photo by Pat Quinn, which prompted songs by John Roy Zat and Rachel Garlin.
Pat Quinn's photo inspired this song by John Roy Zat, who has at least two other songs in the project, findable on other threads.
Pat Quinn's photo also inspired this song by San Francisco Bay area singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin.
cqcreations' collage inspired this rockin' song by Melinda Gibson. And Melinda's song prompted the first dance ever created for NSH.
Melinda Gibson's song Runaway inspired this dance, called The Twist, by three associates of Able ARTS Work in Southern California. It's the first dance ever created for Now See Hear! Click here to see the video. The dancers are Allison Salo, Brian Corder and Havannah Ulrich. The primary mission of Able ARTS Work is to provide lifelong learning, community service and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people of all abilities and all ages in an environment of warmth, encouragement and inclusion. This jubilant piece of choreography prompted Kiff Scholl to create digital art.
The Twist, a choreographed piece by Able ARTS Work, inspired this digital art, called The Great Leap, by Kiff Scholl. Kiff, a Los Angeles artist, writer and performer, was one of the first artistic contributors to NSH ever--see his earlier piece in The Thread With Two Earths In It. For this piece, Kiff gamely accepted my weird assignment: create art inspired only by the choreography of The Twist, not the music to which it was choreographed.