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Who made it? Issue #31

Who made it?

December 2023

With “Triptych for the Dead” by Jason Ranek

“Fratres” by Kronos Quartet.
A closed triptych (two panels) oil painting from 1504 where the earth is encapsulated in a globe with clouds covering the top, and the flat earth across the lower third; one panel depicts nature and the other has human created items like a firecracker
The Garden of Earthly Delights–Closed, 1503/1504, oil on panel, by Hieronymus Bosch.

With “Not Goodbye” by Abigail George

“Keep Me in Your Heart” by Warren Zevos.
Black and white abstract photo of a person with mid-length curly hair, wearing a suit, standing on the edge of choppy waters, bent over with forehead on a rectangle-shaped mirror reflecting the water behind him
“Untitled” by floede.

With “Moonsight” by Talley Kayser

“Under the Moon” by Brian Eno.
Two mountain walls with a starry night sky between them, and a person on the ground with lights shining on the mountains reflecting greens and blues, the ground covered in white snow
“Mountain Valley at Night” by Jonathan Pie.

Acknowledgments

Background Image of the Orion nebula, located in the constellation Orion by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Background image of red leaf trees by the road via Pixabay.

Image of Moon Phase for Dec. 1, 2023, by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.

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Who made it? Issue #30

Who made it?

November 2023 | Issue #30

With “Two Pictures” by J.R. Barner

Close-up of camera lens by Alexandre Boucher.

With “Fish-worm” by Sara Weiss

Photo of toddler kissing herself in a mirror rendered to look like a crayon drawing
Image by author. Photo editing by Cheryl Wilder.

With “her.story” by Annaliese Jakimides

Henry Butler Live @ LunÀtico.
Digital illustration of woman with her hands on one shoulder looking toward the ground and her skin blending into the roots and limbs of a tree.
Illustration of woman by KELLEPICS.
Abstract multimedia piece with vibrant orange, dark reds, and olive greens.
and when people see, mixed media, by Annaliese Jakimides

Acknowledgments

Digital illustration of the mythical element, Sylph, via FandomWiki.

Image of woman in shadow theatre via Puppetring.

Illustration of woman via Secureteen.

Background image of coral embryo via LifeScience.

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Who made it? Issue #29

Who made it?

October 2023 | Issue #29

With “Supplication” by Karly Vance

“Rain” (played on 100 tons of bells), performed by Joey Brink.
oil painting of an elder fisherwoman carrying a large woven basket on a seashore with a sailboat in the distance
Study of a Fisherwoman, 1884, oil on canvas board, 15 x 20 cm, by Stanhope Alexander Forbes.

With “Your Ancestors I Found Online” by Laurinda Lind

“Medicine Chant” by Anilah.
Prehistoric drawings in the Magura cave, Bulgaria
Prehistoric drawings in the Magura cave, Bulgaria.

With “Some Chance of Precipitation” by DB Jonas

“Upside Down & Inside Out” by OK Go.
ceiling fresco depicting the four continents known in the 1700s, personified by regal female figures--Europe, Africa, Asia, and AMerica. The center shows Apollo, the Greek god of the sun and protector of the arts. He is orbited by deities representing planets.
Deckenfresko im Treppenhaus der Würzburger Residenz, 1753-1753, fresco, 3200 x 1900 cm, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Acknowledgments

Background image of Skagit Bay via WikiCommons.

Illustration of DNA by geralt at Pixabay.

Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the ISS by David Peterson.

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Who made it? Issue #28

Who made it?

September 2023 | Issue #28

With “My Bad” by Deborah Adams

“Brother Can You Spare a Dime” by George Michael.
black and white image of a small person falling, arms and legs behind them in a misty sky as they look toward a tree canopy

“Untitled” by Henry & Co.

Antique old clock with roman numerals in an abstract fractal spiral.
“Untitled” by Mikhail Leonov.

With “The Conqueror” by Michael Waterson

“The Conqueror (El conquistador de Mongolia)” by Victor Young.

With “Please Advise” by Christine Aucoin

Portrait of confused young woman with blurred face. She is moving her head fast, so her face isn't identifiable.

“Untitled” by Sophia Floerchinger.

Graphic illustration of a black staircase with the same blue silhouette of a business person on each step and the person on top is a red silhouette being pushed down by a large pointer finger

“Termination Dismissal Released” by RosZie.

Acknowledgments

Image of Genghis Kahn statue at Smithsonian Associates.

Rendering of Fremont St. in Las Vegas at Rare Historical Photos.

Image of error message by SkillUp.