Editing the Artist
By Eleanor Bennett... I hope that everyone reading has had a marvelous holiday period. Being so tied up all year, it may come as a surprise I am doing a little editing for me as an artist for my own projects. I've been doing a lot of illustration and cover work recently so for that I can spend three hours just looking through my archive for the right image to suit a story or magazine cover. Continue reading
One Man’s Treasure
By Eleanor Bennett... This month's article is about a form of recycling by creating art — and in this case photography and auctions. I love to take pictures in almost any circumstance. I enjoy going to auctions on the viewing days and do photography of the items up for bid.Often with the public not being allowed to photograph stately homes and such (well, at least the ones local to me), it is a nice change of scenery to go somewhere where almost anything can turn up. Continue reading
The Day of the Imprisoned Writer
By Eleanor Bennett... This third article from me shall hope to highlight the active community of the Society of Imprisoned Writers, otherwise know as PEN International. With this installment, I am including a few photographs that received a prize in the "Peace Is" International Photography Competition based in Greece. November 15th is the official Day of the Imprisoned Writer, an annual multi-national day intended to recognize and support writers who resist repression of the basic human right to freedom of expression . It was started in 1981 by PEN's International Committee. Continue reading
Eleanor Bennett: Rising Teen Photographer
By Megan Kelley... Dramatic and intimate, the photographic series by Eleanor Bennett featured in this month’s Dancing Noodle are as unapologetic and gritty as an urban landscape, as complex as a masquerade, and with as many angles as adulthood. Though only sixteen, the young British photographer has been shooting for four years with impressive strides in both her prolific shooting and in award-winning exhibitions and publications. Continue reading
Art Beyond The Canvas
Dancing Noodle Magazine celebrates the creative work of writers, photographers, artists and artisans in Middle Tennessee. Our ever-expanding publication is dedicated to seeking out unusual, often overlooked forms of art and bringing their deserving creators into the spotlight. Contributors vary from month to month, offering discovery and opinion from a fresh point of view.
