More Passion Projects!

Michelle's blog shows many works of a very artistically busy person during this Covid-19 quarantine. She plays piano, she dances, she shares stories and illustrations, and includes really cool videos. Above is a great example of a dance from The Nutrcracker. Enjoy! And make sure to check out her blog, "The Memory Palace!

Cosmo's blog is dedicated to the book "The Witcher," a series of books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and its TV adaptation by Netflix. In his most recent blog post, Cosmo examines the way the creative people at Netflix have represented these characters on screen. Here's a comparison between the character The Urchin and the description.

The Urchin from The Witcher: By Netflix

Compare this image to the description, highlighted by Cosmo:

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It's worth noting Sapkowski's use of alliteration in the description -- I wonder if that choice affected the way the artist perceived the character...

In another media-related blog, Aagya has developed a collection of reviews of film adaptations of classic books. So far she's published reviews of Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King, The Hobbit, and The Goblet of Fire. All three reviews passionately discuss the adaptations of the stories, showing great attention to what was in the books while critiquing the adaptations. These reviews are definitely worth reading for their enthusiasm, their thoroughness and their honesty.

Aagya doesn't pull any punches here...

Maeve Ross goes the entirely creative route with original stories derived from Lewis Carrol's classic stories Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland. These stories are well-crafted and they make brilliant connections between the characters she has invented and the ones from the original:

Make sure to check out her blog. It's really worth a read!