emelka, Hallow, Hiraeth Ink & xaev - Sailing Through Colorful Currents

@emelka @alias_hallow @hiraeth-ink @xaev

13 writers putting pen to paper, 65 musicians composing pieces inspired by their writing, and 26 visual artists tying everything together with a cover illustration. From April 23rd to May 13th, 2023, these 104 creatives came together with one goal: to tell a story. The result amounted to thirteen beautiful tracks, rich with emotion, excitement, and wonder.

Stories take on infinitely many forms. A child's drawing. A home-cooked meal. A recount of the day given by someone returning home to their spouse. They do not have to be written, nor spoken with any amount of poetry or decorative language; they simply exist. Here's to the stories we tell. Whether written, drawn, or sang, whether a fantastic fable or a solemn look into the human experience, they all carry weight. We have no greater obligation than to simply tell them in whatever way we know how. 

All proceeds from Storybook: Chapter 2 will be donated to Active Minds, an organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults. 

Active Minds: https://www.activeminds.org/
FORM: https://artbyform.com/
Cover by temberlin & NVO: https://www.instagram.com/tem.ber.lin/, https://www.instagram.com/nvo_navaofficial/
Story by Auden Aster: https://twitter.com/AudenAster
Read the full story: https://storybook2.artbyform.com/

A tiny sailboat
Only water and the sky in sight
They pull me closer
The souls beneath invite me down, I might-
Just lose composure
A friend awaits me deeper in my mind
Floating over, right before my eyes

If I try
If I might
From my hands it's drawn to life
Sail away
The horizon meets a sky of blinding light
If I try
If I might
From my hands it's drawn to life
Sail away
The horizon meets a sky of blinding light

My creation, my creation
I blinked and you were gone
My creation, my creation
Together as one

A painted picture
Captures you so perfectly tonight
Faded whispers
You melt away into the waves, I find-
No sense in comfort
Your company was everything I liked
Starting over
Waiting for a sign

If I try
If I might
From my hands it's drawn to life
Sail away
The horizon meets a sky of blinding light
If I try
If I might
From my hands it's drawn to life
Sail away
The horizon meets a sky of blinding light

My creation, my creation
I blinked and you were gone
My creation, my creation
Together as one

My creation, my creation
I blinked and you were gone
My creation, my creation
Together as one