Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This Blog Is Moving!
To This New Location at my new website drewchristie.com. I started this blog on July 13th, 2006 while I was living in Olympia, WA and attending The Evergreen State College. I had just figured out how to make animations by hand and paint them individually and shoot them under the camera. This image I posted of the fish was the first on my blog. It was from my animation "How to Bring Democracy to the Fish". It shall now be the last post. Come check out my new website for more art and animations.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
President of the Bird Club
Friday, December 09, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
Seattle Folk Festival 2011 Animated Promo
I did this animated commercial for the 2011 Seattle Folk Festival presented by Hearth Music. It features the music of Bryan John Appleby. The amazing song is called the Lake and I used the last 40 some seconds of it. I love the Cello!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Some Crazy Magic: Meeting Harry Smith
My New animation based around a story told to me by John Cohen when I interviewed him with Greg Vandy. From wikipedia: Harry Everett Smith (May 29 , 1923, Portland, Oregon – November 27, 1991, New York City) was an American archivist, ethnomusicologist, student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and mystic. People who know his work as a filmmaker are often unfamiliar with his 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music, while folk music enthusiasts often do not know he was acclaimed as being "the greatest living magician" according to filmmaker, Kenneth Anger.
Friday, November 25, 2011
New Animation screening tonight at The Tribute to Harry Smith Show
Come on Down tot he Columbia City Theater at 8:00 pm. I will also be playing some music with my Cousin Kevin Murphy. Get tickets here in advance.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I'm Gonna be on the Radio Tonight!
So Listen in to KEXP 90.3 at 7:30 and you'll hear me playing banjo and guitar with my cousin Kevin Murphy of the Moondoggies! We will be co hosting the second half of the show (The Roadhouse) with Greg and playing tunes from the Anthology of American Folk Music. All in honor of the great Harry Smith. In addition to that, Friday night we will also be playing at the Harry Smith Tribute concert at Columbia City Theater where I will also be screening my newest animation pertaining to Harry. Get advance tickets here.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Strange Americans, my new book
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Framed Pictures made on Halloween
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Museum of Alligatorid Crocodylians
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Edgar Allan Poe Jack O' Lantern
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Goodbye Bert Jansch
Tonight we must say goodbye to Bert Jansch, the man who got me interested in British Isle folk. I just played Blackwaterside on the guitar in his honor. Probably the best guitarist I have ever heard on record. Highly recommend LA Turnaround. Produced by Michael Nesmith with great pedal steel by him. Sad day indeed.
Elwood Snock & The Land of Lo-Fi!
My friends in the Bay area have gotten a whizbang website together pertaining to their Michael Hurley documentary Elwood Snock & The Land of Lo-Fi, which I created many an animated scene for. Before you can all see the movie, they are raising money to pay for the rights to music in the film, so head on over there and sponsor a song!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Interview with me on the Atlantic's website
They have Song of the Spindle up on their video area of the site along with a short interview with me. Read it here.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Sunday, October 02, 2011
My Animation for Electric Literature's One Sentence Animations
Commissioned by Electric Literature for their one sentence animation series. The story is called The Reader by Nathan Englander. Michael Guggino did the music.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Robert Walser Linocut (two block print)
I was deeply inspired by the Quay Brothers film Insitute Benjamenta or This Dream People Call Human Life. It was based on the 1909 book Jakob Von Gunten by the Swiss author Robert Walser. From Wikipedia: A characteristic of Walser's texts is a playful serenity behind which hide existential fears. Today, Walser's texts, completely re-edited since the 1970s, are regarded as among the most important writings of literary modernism. Walser was only rediscovered in the 1970s, even though very famous German writers such as Christian Morgenstern, Franz Kafka, Walter Benjamin, and Hermann Hesse were among his great admirers. Since then, almost all his writings have become accessible through an extensive republication of his entire body of work. He lived in a mental institution for many years and on the 25th of December 1956 he was found, dead of a heart attack, in a field of snow near the asylum.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Important Individuals in the History Of The Mandolin #5: David Grisman
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Artist Portrait of John Cohen Up at American Standard Time
I directed this video and interview with the legendary musicologist, photographer, filmmaker and musician, John Cohen for American Standard Time. There are two nice big posts up on him over there, so check em' out. Produced by Greg Vandy and shot by Kent Colony. Kent and I wanted the look of it to be visually reminiscent of John's films, in particular, The End Of An Old Song and The High Lonesome Sound, so we made it black and white. Within the next couple of months there will be a follow up to it in animation form!
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
TMWSTMWSL featured on both Cartoon Brew and Drawn
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Whale On A Crabshell
Crabshell found at Discovery Park Beach. Great animation to watch with crabs in it: Svankmajer's Historia Naturae.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Lincoln playing at Anthology Film Archives and 92Y Tribeca
It already played at Anthology Film Archives on July 3rd- but its coming back again! If you cant make it to New York I have posted the entire movie here.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011
Time: 6:00pm
City: New York
Venue: NewFilmmakers @ Anthology Film Archives
Address: 32 Second Avenue
more info here: http://www.filmandscissors.com/
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Fire, Fire, I Heard The Cry Opening at 4 Culture's e4c Gallery on Thursday, July 7th 6-8 pm
Here's a link. Come on by if you want!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The Merchant & The Fiddler in Hell (A Russian Folk Tale)
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