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A Visit With Mike

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:29 pm
by LindasPencils
Hi Pencil Pushers!
I have been having a wonderful couple of weeks here in Yorkshire with Mike and Jenny. Been places, done things and enjoyed my stay enormously. While I have been here, Mike has been madly working hard on creating his next video for you. I don't know if you realise how involved these little shorts are, but to give you a hint he has been editing, video-ing, collating and putting it all together for weeks, starting with script in August and drawing in September! All this on top of running a farm full of donkeys, horses, ducks, dogs, chickens and garden!
So I thought you might like to see a few photos of the studio and editing suite so you can appreciate the process.
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Mike beginning the drawing and video process
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Another view of Mike at work recording, check out all that high-tech equipment!
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Another view of the studio set up.
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This shows the video recording desk, sans Mike
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Once the video and sound has been recorded, Mike brings it all together in the video editing suite

And there you have it! Mike sure works hard putting these together. (You should hear him talking to himself while he edits and puts it all together. Quite amusing! :D )

Re: A Visit With Mike

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:59 am
by Laurene
Hi Linda. Thanks for sharing this with us.

I always knew, or imagined, that a lot of work went into Mike’s videos, but I didn’t realize just how much work was involved. I’ve always been grateful for the generosity of an artist like Mike who is willing to share his knowledge. This is how many of us learned because we never had a formal art education.

Re: A Visit With Mike

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 6:31 am
by idawinterhaven
Hi Linda, thanks for sharing.

I’m new to the forum, but it all feels very inspiring :-)

Re: A Visit With Mike

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 3:37 pm
by Mike Sibley
Welcome to DWM, Ida!

It's good to have you with us.