The Art of Michael Tingle
Art - Music - Recording - Websites
Welcome to my website! This website is for the purpose of showing you some of my art, website design work, music compositions and recording studio work. If you would like to contact me direct please use the contact form.
I’m a big fan of the culture, art & spirituality of the ancient British people. There is much to explore and is an untapped resource for any inquisitive soul who feels an affinity with the spirit of Albion. It is my belief that by learning about these teachings we can connect again with our common heritage and bring a true healing to the land and so to our society. My personal take on this has lead to an ‘improvised shamanic’ way of approaching creativity whether that be music, art or recording. I’ve also been practicing Tai Chi for 15 years and greatly enjoy the teaching of the Chinese culture.
My art journey began with Celtic Art, the cunning knots, spiral and key panels mystified and defied the logical mind as to their construction. The beautiful forms hinted at secret knowledge and ancient wisdom from a time of myth & magic. Many people over look the ancient cultural art form inherited by virtue of being born with British or European blood, but it is true to say this art form contains a key to our common ancestral wisdom and offers us clues to our own inner being and the cosmos around us. To understand the art form, to copy and recreate it, is to glean insight into the minds that created it and so bring the ancestors spirit into our own being.
Once I had mastered the basic methods of construction, knotwork, spirals, key patterns and zoomorphics I went on to explore and extrapolate on the themes and develop my own style. At the heart of the Celtic style are a few simple techniques and a discipline of repetition. I’m convinced that it is the repetitive nature of the form that leads to a trance like state that is conducive to opening up to the spirits that inhabit the art forms, hence the actual act of drawing leads to understanding. You don’t have to try to do anything, just copy and repeat, and so you learn.
I’ve written my own instructions for Celtic Knotwork construction, you can download it here
I have made an app for the iphone (and ipod touch) called the I Ching Mandala.
View details of it here:
Find it on the app store here:
My music projects have their own website called ‘dark horse music‘, containing all my solo and music collaborations. You can listen to samples of the music there.
My Recording studio has its own website. I specialise in a mobile recording studio capturing high quality multi-track recordings.
“I just loved what you did with Armorel’s site…it is amazing!!
Congratulations to you and her, your work displays hers in all its splendor.” – Griselda Tello
Web pages are an excellent way for millions of people to have access to your ideas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Create a reference page for your business, make an entire shop or show your craft/ music/ art to the world. Build a website to your specifications, or combine with my ideas for possible presentation. Whether you need just a simple static page for general reference or a complex multi-level design with shopping cart.
Website design now incorporates the latest in content management system (CMS) which enable the client to manage content, pages, posts, blogs, pictures and add new products from an easy to use online interface from their own computer (or any computer in the world as long as there is an internet connection). These CMS systems are idea for clients who require continuous updates to their sites and so avoid dependency on the webmaster which saves time and money.
Multipage ‘display’ websites:
More complex ‘commerce’ and ‘mystical portal’ websites:
Static ‘holding’ page website:
Static pages start from £150, display websites start from £300 and more complex commerce sites start from £500. You can email me on the contact page for a chat about your requirements or phone +44 (0)7940527772 and ask to speak to Michael.
Over the years I have built a number of treehouses for clients in the US and UK. They vary from smaller projects for children to more complex structures designed as adult living spaces big enough to have as an office or creative space. If you are thinking of having a treehouse please feel free to contact me with your ideas.
Email: mike@tingle.org
UK mobile tel: 07940527772
International: +447940527772
Landline: 01736 330201