well look down yonder, Gabriel
So if you haven't seen me raving about The Johnny Cash Project on facebook, it is pretty incredible. The project uses an interactive website to compile contributions from fans around the world, each drawing their own take on one frame from a video for his last video recording, "Ain't No Grave." As he was wont to do, Johnny Cash takes the song, originally a cheerful bluegrass gospel song about resurrection, and turns it into a work of haunting and soul-moving beauty. As the submissions continue to come in, the tribe is "a living, moving, and ever changing portrait of the legendary Man in Black."
Here's a little video about it that includes one version of the project:
Anyway I just love everything about it. And since I was super excited, I joined and made my own contributions!! You can look through all of the ones people make and watch their drawing process, even!
there ain't no grave...
when I hear that trumpet sound, I'm gonna rise right out of the ground - ain't no grave can hold my body down
well meet me Jesus, meet me, meet me in the middle of the air, and if these wings don't fail me, I'll meet you anywhere
meet me mother and father, meet me down the river road, and momma you know that i'll be there when i check in my load
ain't no grave can hold my body down... no there ain't no grave can hold my body down
eta: There seems to be a glitch if you do the painting-movie thing, where the end product is... not the end product. If you really care, it works correctly on the website: frame 5 / frame 204 / frame 795 / frame 1167
Here's a little video about it that includes one version of the project:
Click to viewAnyway I just love everything about it. And since I was super excited, I joined and made my own contributions!! You can look through all of the ones people make and watch their drawing process, even!
there ain't no grave...
when I hear that trumpet sound, I'm gonna rise right out of the ground - ain't no grave can hold my body down
well meet me Jesus, meet me, meet me in the middle of the air, and if these wings don't fail me, I'll meet you anywhere
meet me mother and father, meet me down the river road, and momma you know that i'll be there when i check in my load
ain't no grave can hold my body down... no there ain't no grave can hold my body down
eta: There seems to be a glitch if you do the painting-movie thing, where the end product is... not the end product. If you really care, it works correctly on the website: frame 5 / frame 204 / frame 795 / frame 1167