and here are my re-RECs for this week! 

i know it’s a lot – but i think they are worth it :)  i'm also re-RECing a lot of albums this week because i think more people should make them!  not only are they a great way to organize your RECords, they make for easy browsing and finding great pieces to work with. 

now i had gone through and selected several of the “advice” collab pieces and through a computer glitch lost them all for this album.  so i will go back and add them to the end – i really should just re-REC the whole collab.  if you haven’t seen it, check it out.

with that:

1. lets get personal (collab) - xanlee - not only is this a great way to learn more of fellow hitRECorders, but the questions are really fun to answer and i highly recommend filling them out!

2. waiting (collab) - emma conner - aside from being a collection of fantastic photos, it is really great to contribute to - puts a new perspective on one of the most mundane things in life.

3. guitar piece - albert -i used this for my secret valentine for bloemday and it is a great piece to edit to.  could be used for more!

4 - skip and the turtle - madisenmusic - i you have heard this track, i needn't say more. :)  if you have not, then listen to it, like right now :) 

5 - bass love - taylor jonson - i like the sound of this and think it could go well with a vinyl edit or something similar.

6 - ukelele=happiness - blakefischer - this is also a great piece for editing.

7 - tibb's 21st reREC of tees - mrs. tibbs23 - these are just awesome!

8 - stike loves green - this is a great collection of green images and could be useful to anyone needing such pictures

9 - photography - emma conner - aside from just being an awesome collection of a lot of great shots, this is a really good example of what i meant by the usefulness of making albums.

10 - fraeulein's photos - fraeulein - ditto

11 - myimages/remixes - bloemday - ditto

12 - RE:vinyl (extended) - anita - this is off to a great start and i think a great template for the compilation of this collab

13 - jelly babies roast - fabulously freckled - aside from being super-creative (note the jelly baby tied to a stake with a strawberry bootlace!) i like the stop-motion format and set up and i think this is a good standard for turning the whole collab into a tiny film.

14- ready, willing and able - ara - i dont remember how i came across this, this week - but it is a fabulous piece and i think it is worth seeing.

15 - response to ara - lizziemackie - aside from being super-creative, i wanted to highlight it as a great style of video editing and film making. 

16 - lies we tell – rijjie – this is a very vivid illustration and i think it could be interesting to see similar style

17 – gone – hellocat – this is also a very vivid illustration

18 – shadow heart (paper) – sinnamin – i lost track of the re-RECs on this, but these papercuts by sinnamin are so awesome, and this is no exception – worth ever heart it gets.  perfect for valentine’s day

19 – bedazzled – bloemday – i love the phrase on this poster and  think there is room for lots of remix in the concept of “a million firefly moments.”

20 – [silent scream] – horce jacobi – i noted this in the comment thread but wanted to re-REC it too – i think this is a great concept and could make for a cool photo series or film where the expressions are drawn on hands held over part of or all of a face.

21 – grand escape 2^nd frame – artanon –i love what was done with this.  could be cool to see “escaping” statues all over the world!

22 – forsaken king Remix – emma conner - again – i think this should be a book cover or something – it is a great mix!

23 – that way – zero – i have this on my “to do” list, but i see a whole world of stories in this shot.  the dilapidated arrow pointing away from the signs and dumpsters beneath the signs in the distance…

24 – for my secret valentine – beauty of the lake – i personally love the writing style of writing parallel stories to existing stories – not a sequel, but another character experiencing the same situation from their angle.  with all the amazing text RECords here, i see endless remix possibilities if taking this angle on it, and this is a perfect example…

25 – when she was five – annemariji – i just think this is beautifully written and paints such an awesome world!

26 – for the joy – emma conner – again – great piece and awesome message, imo

27 – the world from behind a keyhole – thewoodboy – i think this story is off to a great start and would love to see it completed, illustrated, etc…

28 – wind-up toys – xanlee – again – well written, great message!

29 – ghost/shadow – karengayle – perfect illustration to a great story by sinnamin!

30 – misery loves whiskey poster – belcath1981 – one of the advice collab pieces that made it!  great statement, and a great mix of fonts, textures and framing.  i look forward to seeing more of the posters that come from this collab!

31 – a tiny (true) love story – ppeppina – jestferlaffs put an awesome concept for illustrating this in the conversations thread on this RECord.  i think the story holds room for not only illustration, but also expanding on the concept, maybe a short film to go with a slow and sexy piano piece?

32 – over – saintmaker – poignant story packed into a sentence.  leaves room for endless imagination on what lead to that moment.

33 – release title - “пора перестать строить планы на прошлое...” – ekaterina fillina – basically says in russian to not plan for the past.  i just like that concept.

ok, i know these were a lot!  but i think there were a lot of great works posted this week!

have a great week everyone!   and happy valentine’s day!