Create Look Enjoy

About this original series

An artist, educator and photojournalist makes videos relating to the creative process.

  • # Episodes

    15 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Create Look Enjoy

    • Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens by Jack Prelutsky

      How to use New Media to interest youth in poetry - have them take pictures, create music and then make a video. I created this exemplar for my course on Language Arts and Literacy at the Middle Level. Big thanks to Clifford and Sorrel at Upinngil Farm: http://www.upinngil.com/ Also visit me at Create Look Enjoy: http://www.createlookenjoy.com/

      • Release date
        Nov 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:14
    • Extra Cheesy, A Poem by John Nordell

      How to use New Media to interest youth in poetry - have them write a poem and then shoot video to accompany it. I created this exemplar for my course on Language Arts and Literacy at the Middle Level. Big thanks to Clifford and Sorrel at Upinngil Farm in Gill, MA, where there is fun to be had: http://www.upinngil.com/Also visit me at Create Look Enjoy: http://www.createlookenjoy.com/

      • Release date
        Nov 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        00:47
    • The Sounds of a Quiet Ride in a Chevy Volt

      The electric motor of a Chevy Volt quietly purrs. Come along for a ride with Watson Collins of Northeast Utilities - Western Massachusetts Electric. Full story: http://www.createlookenjoy.com/2011/07/sounds-of-quiet-ride-in-chevy-volt.html

      • Release date
        Jul 26, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:12
    • Impression of Impression of the St Gaudens in Bo...

      The structured dissonance of a Charles Ives composition inspired me to create a similar feeling photographically. I revel in the power of art and music to kindle my creativity. Shooting in-camera multiple exposures, I make Reality-Based Abstractions. Website: http://www.createlookenjoy.com/p/galleries.html

      • Release date
        Apr 1, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:37
    • I Gotta Feeling that Light Equals the Alphabet

      Learning the alphabet leads to decoding text and deriving meaning. Learning light leads to decoding imagery and enhanced creativity. Watch as Hallmark Institute of Photography instructor John Nordell explains his concept of Visual Literacy, including the importance of filling your Creative Well. Video inspired by the Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling.

      • Release date
        Feb 8, 2011
      • Runtime
        02:50
    • Why and How I Make Abstract Art

      My philosophy. Create. Look. Enjoy. I create art. I look at art. I enjoy my life. Click on http://www.facebook.com/johnnordell to join the Create Look Enjoy discussion on Facebook.

      • Release date
        May 5, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:33
    • Why and How I Make Abstract Art

      My philosophy. Create. Look. Enjoy. I create art. I look at art. I enjoy my life. Please visit: http://www.facebook.com/johnnordell to join the Create Look Enjoy discussion on Facebook.

      • Release date
        May 5, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:33
    • Light Poem No.3 - Touchless Carwash

      One and a half inches of ice clung to the interior of the car wash windows rendering them translucent rather than transparent. I found art in the resulting abstract shadows of the machinery making repeated passes as it cleaned a car. For the full story, I invite you to visit: http://is.gd/aM5Kk

      • Release date
        Mar 17, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:52
    • Sound Poem No.2 - Summer Night

      Take a deep breathe, slow down, and enjoy the sights and sounds of a summer evening. I intersperse video footage with photographs that are multiple exposures. For more on my journey, please visit: Create Look Enjoy http://johnnordell.blogspot.com/

      • Release date
        Mar 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:47
    • Sound Poem No.2 - Summer Night

      Take a deep breathe, slow down, and enjoy the sights and sounds of a summer evening. I intersperse video footage with photographs that are multiple exposures. For more on my journey, please visit: Create Look Enjoy http://johnnordell.blogspot.com/

      • Release date
        Mar 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:47
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