SPARK

Casey Murphy and Sherri Rigby

Sherri Rigby “I Miss Her” Inspiration piece A Traditional Ghost Story By Casey Murphy Response The three girls sat on the floor of the old repair shop in the dark, each …

Pharoah Bolding and Jack Hernandez

Jack Hernandez Inspiration Piece Pharoah Bolding Response There was something about her. He noticed it in the curvature of her back, the neat yet liberated way her hair tickled her …

Pharoah Bolding and Nickolas Lotze

Pharoah Bolding Response Attain to Innocence By Nickolas Lotze Inspiration piece Wounded’ness becomes an idea turned vehicular traveling through darkly lit tunnels expanse; wounded romantics rushed stage left exit by blaring ambulance; not for …

Amy Souza and
Sean Callahan

Sean Callahan “Head Full of Bees” Inspiration piece Even Bees Dream of Paris By Amy Souza Response Truth is plural, you said. My truth, your truth, theirs. All of us are right, but …

Tim Rodgers and
Christopher St. John

Christopher St. John Inspiration piece Scars… By Tim Rodgers Response She wore scars so well – that’s what she started to believe, as she faced reflections to see traces of what …

Freddy Robles and Paul Hunter

Freddy Robles Response Seeing a Brush Fire Coming Over the Los Padres Mountains in California, Autumn 2006 By Paul Hunter Inspiration piece He saw the Holy Spirit in the sky, In red, raw …

Diane Mayr and Heather Buckley

Diane Mayr Lost: 23 Million Acres of Farmland Cow photo courtesy Library of Congress, Earth photo courtesy NASA/DMSP Response The Dimensions By Heather Buckley Inspiration piece Behind my house, behind the sheep’s …

Jack Hernandez
and Pharoah Bolding

Jack Hernandez “Diamonds in the Rough” Collage/Mixed Media ACEO Response Pharoah Bolding Inspiration piece Sitting on the veranda, watching the sun rise steadily from the east, Pearson took a long hard …

Rob Hunter and Irene Plax

Rob Hunter “Shoe of Man” Response Irene Plax Inspiration piece His beautiful face is the least important thing in the photograph. Vincent makes money with his face; he is a …

Denise Marois-Wolf and
Linda M. Rhinehart Neas

Linda M. Rinehart Neas “Early Spring” Inspiration Piece The Outing By Denise Marois-Wolf Response March at the beach. Shoe prints where other families have come in this off-season to enjoy what …

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
and Lisa Pimental

Lisa Pimental “17″ Acrylic and collage on canvas Inspiration Catching Fire By Linda M. Rhinehart Neas Response Passion at seventeen is all encompassing – weak-kneed, breathless – who can really grasp its meaning behind that …

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
and Denise Marois-Wolf

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas “Passion’s Flame” Response Photo taken with Nikon Coolpix 4300 Digitally enhanced with GIMP Sight By Denise Marois Inspiration piece Even without eyes, he saw me. His name was Francois Levant. …

Heather Buckley and Diane Mayr

Diane Mayr Inspiration piece Extraordinary by Heather Buckley Responce She sat there with a half cooked smile on her face, not quite knowing how to react to anything that was …

Nikolas Lotze
and Pharoah Bolding

Pharoah Bolding Inspiration piece Writing …

Sean Callahan
and Amy Souza

Sean Callahan “Shadow Jumper” Watercolor on paper Response Four Mile Run By Amy Souza Inspiration piece After the storm, the floodgates opened and poured out a brown murky rush. It flew …

Helen Lewis and Hildie S. Block

Helen Lewis Too many ghosts Response Hildie S. Block Palette Inspiration piece It is time to create, but every time I look around, the room grows more crowded. I lift my …

Helen Lewis and Sukia

Sukia Agave Inspiration piece Helen Lewis Bloom Response Rose awoke to a gentle jolt, a pneumatic whoosh, and a rush of hot, dry air. She opened her eyes and looked out …

Irene Plax and
Pharoah Bolding

Pharoah Bolding Inspiration piece Irene Plax Response I fell asleep listening to the President being interviewed on the radio. “Mr. President, what about the videos of peaceful protesters being attacked …

Russ McIntosh and Gabriel Shanks

Russ McIntosh vertical horizon Digital Photo Illustration Response DONDUKOV BOULEVARD By Gabriel Shanks Inspiration piece No more hiding. We can fall away, slip from sight, even in the middle of the city, and if you …

Russ McIntosh and Cheryl Aubin

Russ McIntosh Comforting Warmth Digital Photo Illustration Response In Prayer, A Way Out Of Sorrow By Cheryl Aubin Inspiration piece I stood in church, my head bowed, my tears falling. My friend Donna had …

Cheryl Aubin and Russ McIntosh

Russ McIntosh Deadcandance Digital Photo Illustration Inspiration piece Dancing By Cheryl Aubin Response Dancing She lay down on top of the graves, arms stretched out, reaching as if she could embrace those who lie …

Neil Ellman and
Jack Hernandez

Jack Hernandez “A Song of Endurance” Inspiration piece My Lonely Bones By Neil Ellman Response Smother me under your weight. Drink me in. My lonely bones cannot escape. My eyes cannot forget your face. Why have yours forgotten mine? Why do …

dani harris and Ainsley Allmark

Ainsley Allmark Inspiration piece heart of stone by dani harris Response . . a heart set in stone ~ once broken asunder ~ what loss could have caused it to shatter so? the pieces carefully put back …

Ainsley Allmark and dani harris

. . Ainsley Allmark ~ Look Deep Response piece Haiga . . together by dani harris inspiration piece . . gentle the breeze dancing round us warm the sunlight caressing our faces soft the feel of your lips sweet the taste of your kiss tender the touch of your fingertips love and …

Brian MacDonald and Elizabeth Cordes

Brian MacDonald Response Elizabeth Cordes Inspiration piece Snow falls about gently like dandelion seeds in a warm spring breeze. It seems impossible from a cloudless sky. A misty red along the horizon fades upward into pink, …