Art and writing by James A. Owen grace the first three pages of our hand-bound leather book.
Writer and artist friends, we have received only ten synergy arts entries (out of the 84 needed) to fill The Storytelling Book of the Ancient Traveler, and we’d love to see your work in it! There is no entry fee, plus we are open to writing or art from “youngsters” of any age.Simply visit AbsolutelyWild.net, the project’s sponsor, and pick one of the Ancient Traveler’s “objects” to write about or draw. Your submitted work will appear in the book with the incomparable James Artimus Owen and Gini Koch. [Look them up if you’re not familiar… excellent company!] We plan to auction the finished hand-bound book to benefit young writers and artists with a scholarship or some other charity support. Check out, below, some of the outstanding entries we received. Thank you for sharing this post with any creatives who might be interested. P.S. The deadline for submitted writing and art is Jan. 31, 2018. Cheers.
“Demigod” writing (excerpt)
by Summer Barbaro
As The Ancient Traveler hiked through the forest, he was overwhelmed by what he saw. Enormous pine trees towering over him like downtown skyscrapers. Among the pine trees, were white trunked aspen trees covered in leaves the color of roses. He was enchanted by the sight but then realized the trek through the forest had made him very thirsty.
Not far away, he heard water rushing. Following the sound, he came upon a river cascading into a waterfall. The water was crystal clear teal blue against the red and green of the trees. As he reached for the water, The Ancient Traveler was caught off-guard by two glowing beings.
The one splashing in the water appeared to be a girl with jet-black hair falling to her waist and dressed in pure white. The other, a boy built like an ox, was high on a boulder keeping watch over the girl. His hair was blonde and he looked ready to pounce like a lion if threatened.
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“Marble” object art by Ambrosia Jones, age 20
“The Comet” writing (excerpt) by William Edgmon, age 25It was known that the Opus were reaching their ascension. Prophesized by the etchings of creation, the sacred comet foretold their purpose. Carved in the Comet’s surface were the hieroglyphics of past and future. Pressing away moss and grime revealed the birth of a species. Born immortal, they grew together. Nothing short of an eternity to find love, then together they’d float across the dimensional plane.
Their eyes were on each other. The goal was to listen, to receive, to offer. No one dwelled on the carving’s end, and the single figure draped in studded lines.
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