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What Apps Are We Using This Month? with Sonia Bridekirk
Welcome to TheAppWhisperer’s new section, “What apps are we using this month” series, where we discover which apps you are particularly enjoying. Kicking us off today is non-other than notable Mobile Artist Sonia Bridekirk. My name is Sonia Bridekirk. I am fortunate enough to live on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia, also known by many as ‘God’s Country.’ I am 51 years old and am married to a beautiful man who adores me and I have one very special 8-year-old daughter who is often my muse. Up until her birth, I was a passionate high school teacher who enjoyed teaching Ancient History to my students. I always had an…
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What Apps Are We Using This Month? with Catherine Caddigan
Welcome to TheAppWhisperer’s new section, “what apps are we using this month” series, where we discover which apps you are particularly enjoying. Kicking us off is non-other than Award Winning Mobile Photographer, Catherine Caddigan. I’m Catherine Caddigan and I live in Massachusetts just outside of Boston. I earned my Master of Fine Art degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I concentrated in photography and alternative imaging, including printmaking and offset printing. I worked for many years as a graphic designer, now I am concentrating on my fine art, mobile art in particular. I have exhibited in the states and internationally. I currently use an iPhone 13…
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What Apps Are We Using This Month? with Rita Colantonio
Welcome to TheAppWhisperer’s new section, “what apps are we using this month” series, where we discover which apps you are particularly enjoying. Kicking us off is non-other than Award Winning Mobile Photographer, Rita Colantonio. Rita Colantonio is represented exclusively by TheAppWhisperer Gallery My name is Rita Colantonio. I refer to myself as a digital artist and iPhoneographer. I live on Cape Cod in New England, USA. I’m a retired public school art teacher. I am now approaching mid 70’s and I’m about to celebrate my 50th wedding annniversary. My husband and I just returned from a vacation in Belize so much of my art recently has been focused on imagery from that…
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Saturday Poetry – ‘So Much Happiness’ by Naomi Shihab Nye
Saturday Poetry – ‘So Much Happiness’ by Naomi Shihab Nye This week’s Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled ‘So Much Happiness’ by Naomi Shihab Nye. Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952, in St. Louis to a Palestinian father and an American mother. During her high school years, she lived in Ramallah in Palestine, the Old City in Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas, where she later received her BA in English and world religions from Trinity University. Nye is the author of numerous books of poems, most recently Cast Away: Poems for Our Time (Greenwillow Books, 2020). Her other books of poetry include The Tiny Journalist (BOA Editions, 2019); Voices in…
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Apple unveils completely redesigned iPad in four vibrant colours
Featuring a large 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, the powerful A14 Bionic chip, advanced cameras, fast wireless connectivity, USB-C, support for the new Magic Keyboard Folio, and more. Apple have introduced the new iPad with an all-screen design featuring a large 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display. The new iPad is powered by the A14 Bionic chip, which delivers even faster performance with incredible power efficiency for demanding tasks while still providing all-day battery life.1Updated cameras include an Ultra Wide 12MP front camera located along the landscape edge of iPad for an even better video calling experience, and an updated 12MP back camera to capture sharp, vivid photos and 4K video. A USB-C…
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Mobile Art Saturday Poetry – Lottery by Kristin Robertson
This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled Lottery by Kristin Robertson. She is the author of Surgical Wing (Alice James Books, 2017). She is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Tennessee Wesleyan University. I have matched mobile art by soniabridekirk entitled ‘The Solitary Ranunculus’. To view her feed, go here. If you would like to be featured in our Saturday Poetry section, please ensure you include the hashtag #theappwhisperer to any images posted to Instagram. This will mean we will be able to consider it. To view the others we have published in this section, go here. via Poets.org Lottery by Kristin Robertson A chance so…
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VISIONS OF HOME – by Ukrainian Artists
A Homage to their Homeland by Ukrainian Artists, Photographers and Architects Wembley Park Art Trail – Open Air Exhibition Wembley Park unveils a new public, open air exhibition curated by Ukrainian-born artist and photographer Ira Lupu. ‘Visions of Home’ launched 1st August and will be on display until 31st October 2022, forming part of the summer Wembley Park Art Trail, and incorporates a variety of photographs, site-specific installations, and digital artworks – all conveying powerful messages to raise awareness of how, from the perspective of Ukrainian artists, a sense of home has been forever altered. Building on the area’s global reputation for music and sporting events, Wembley Park launched its…
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Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase – 10 July 2022
The tranquility of rivers is never so close than in deep summer, rivers awaken our senses, renewing connections with nature. I’ve never lived far from a river almost like a magnet I’ve always been pulled towards one. They all have a destination and they travel relentlessly, unlike a lake. I have many favourites but perhaps if I had to select one, it would be the Ouse, in Sussex, not far from where my eldest son went to boarding school. In many ways this river is ‘owned’, in the sense that it is also known as Virgina Woolf’s river, it is where she drowned herself, whilst London was being battered by…
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Mobile Art Saturday Poetry – ‘I Take Notes’ by Maria Lisella
This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled ‘I Take Notes’ by Maria Lisella. Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Maria Lisella has lived in Astoria, New York for forty years. A poet and travel writer, she is a graduate of Queensborough Community College and Queens College, holds a Master’s degree from NYU-Polytechnic Institute, and attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Lisella is the author of three books of poetry, including Thieves in the Family (NYQ Books, 2014) and the chapbooks Amore on Hope Street (Finishing Line Press, 2009), and Two Naked Feet (Poets Wear Prada, 2009). She curates the 29-year old Italian American Writers Association literary series and…
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Mobile Art Saturday Poetry – ‘Why I Write Poetry’ by Leah Kindler
This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled ‘Why I Write Poetry’ by Leah Kindler. She is a senior at Emerson College pursuing a BFA in creative writing with a minor in global and postcolonial studies. The president of the Emerson Poetry Project, an open mic organization, Kindler is a three time member of Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB), the largest youth poetry festival in the world. I have matched artwork by @otonoelito with this poem, untitled. You can view his Instagram feed here. If you would like to be featured in our Saturday Poetry section, please ensure you include the hashtag #theappwhisperer to any images posted to Instagram. This will mean we…
