Elwood
Smith: Will Work For Beer
a
chat with Ross Rice from Rolly
Peter Aaron
..The new ‘me’ is going to start doing
more where I just conjure up something. . . where, for instance,
it doesn’t matter if I know where the pull-cord on the lawnmower
is, I just trust myself to make up a lawnmower!”
Meanwhile,
the phone still rings with new challenges; Elwood and Susan Goodman
have just finished a third collaboration, See How They Run, about
presidential elections for Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Elwood’s
wife Maggie, a respected artist in her own right, as well as Elwood’s
representative and business manager, has become a first-rate graphic
designer, designing all promotional materials for their cottage
industry. Both stay pretty busy, but Elwood finds time each morning
to ease into each day with a two mile walk through town. Dee at
the Bagel Shop has a smile and a cup of coffee waiting for him before
he heads back to the house to finish work on a children’s
book (about swamp creatures), then on to the next project, where
he will be trying out some of his new techniques. “If I didn’t
have to make a living, I would probably just make my little films
- scooping together found objects, collage and imagery, both still
and moving, and throwing in an occasional drawing now and then.
. . not even worrying about drawing anymore. And I love creating
music for the soundtracks. I truly believe my most creative times
are ahead. All this (my career) was just laying the groundwork,
and I’m a slow learner.”
Elwood’s
work can be enjoyed in its many permutations by checking out www.elwoodsmith.com.
Also, he blogs at www.drawger.com, and has some of his animations
at www.littlemen.com. John Platania’s Lucky Dog CD is available
at www.johnplatania.com,
as well as www.elwoodsmith.com
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