Have you had your Creative Juice today?

Have you had your Creative Juice today? Once you take a drink of it there is no stopping the creative rush you feel.

"Mudslinger" is a video which I spent the day on yesterday. It began with the song in my head: James Taylor's Mud Slide Slim. I grew up with this song and it's always carried a tune in my heart. While promoting is key- I'm promoting our homestead with art.

By day I'm a homesteader raising animals, tending the garden. By the light of the moon in the early morning hours I'm an artist. Painting animals and garden fruits, creating characters and writing about muddy boots.

I've created my mudslinger and the horse he rode in on.

Our cast for this movie have been rehearsing for 6 years. Molly and Flake (our senior does) and all their kids. Lacy and Scout our two horses. Our numerous chickens auditioned but only Petey won the part. I'm not sure if he knows he's a rooster because he's such a "ham". I've built quite an extensive collection of photos over time. It was difficult to choose which ones to include.

The program I used to create the movie was Windows Movie Maker. I love playing with all the bells and whistles. After I've selected the photos (lost them and selected them again) I placed them in frames to coincide with the lyrics as best I could. Once I had the animations in place it was necessary to adjust the frame length to match the lyrics and music. Even though it took all day...it was a fun project and I certainly didn't mind a bit listening to the song Mud Slide Slim over and over and over again.

If you enjoy the movie...you may also enjoy the book "Dirty Fingers-A Primer in Homesteading". You're sure to get a laugh even if you're not a "mudslinger"

It's available for purchase through amazon.com, kindle edition and google books, google play.

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